tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post2510560846686804856..comments2023-10-12T06:58:26.451-04:00Comments on Mary's View: Fly Away, Killdeer!Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-28278272576225019942010-02-26T22:21:27.674-05:002010-02-26T22:21:27.674-05:00That last photo is really sharp. Now that I think ...That last photo is really sharp. Now that I think about it-dressing up like a Killdeer for Halloween would make for a unique costume.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17955054342034509500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-16689041274542947952010-02-25T06:36:32.831-05:002010-02-25T06:36:32.831-05:00I've been there Mary! Well not to that mall bu...I've been there Mary! Well not to that mall but in that situation ... trying to rescue a baby bird from the middle of the road! The parents of the bird were freaking out, and I'm hoping not to get hit.<br /><br />I put the young bird where I thought it would be safe. Hopefully it was. Unfortunately you can't save them all. But you can save one!A New England Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04345194920944256200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-34061679253275423322010-02-20T14:59:22.618-05:002010-02-20T14:59:22.618-05:00I believe, my friend - that you would have taken t...I believe, my friend - that you would have taken them on and beat the snot out of them.<br /><br />I had a similar experience in our local gardens. <br />There was no one else there but a group of teenagers.<br /><br />They were mercilessly harassing the geese.<br /><br />I screamed my lungs out and they moved away giving me dark looks over their shoulders.<br /><br />Brats.<br /><br />Good job, honey.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00548755592157386484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-29806894093284067362010-02-17T12:24:32.891-05:002010-02-17T12:24:32.891-05:00This guy probably was allowed to chase birds as a ...This guy probably was allowed to chase birds as a kid. I see this all the time at the beach or ponds. I worry too like you. Great shots of the killdeer.Appalachian Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788338402249620716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-53530098451457358452010-02-16T19:20:40.720-05:002010-02-16T19:20:40.720-05:00Hi Mary,
How can anyone want to harm an innocent l...Hi Mary,<br />How can anyone want to harm an innocent little bird? I'm just glad you spotted the idiot and came to the rescue. Killdeer are so neat to look at. I do admire the way they wear those neck rings!!.. and I don't usually get to see them so close up. Nice photos!! Hope you were able to relax and enjoy your pedicure and not worry about that little killdeer.Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17717015543939819841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-31895567982251424092010-02-16T10:50:59.938-05:002010-02-16T10:50:59.938-05:00Ugh, glad you were there to save this little guy, ...Ugh, glad you were there to save this little guy, Mary. Your pics are so awesome!! I love seeing it up close!NatureWomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04272529400065960820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-35941190074198344102010-02-12T21:28:56.205-05:002010-02-12T21:28:56.205-05:00Mary, these are such outstanding photos of this Ki...Mary, these are such outstanding photos of this Killdeer! This is up close and personal for sure!mon@rchhttp://monarchbfly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-33069390747417035662010-02-12T10:17:40.130-05:002010-02-12T10:17:40.130-05:00I always learn something here. Hooray for Mary!! T...I always learn something here. Hooray for Mary!! Thanks Julie for explaining their habits for us.<br />BalishaBalishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17298193443371503407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-84649643288064776762010-02-12T01:17:01.554-05:002010-02-12T01:17:01.554-05:00What a beautiful little bird. I've never seen...What a beautiful little bird. I've never seen one in person but I'll be looking! It's great you were at the right place at the right time!!<br /><br />AngieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-40856152655654649962010-02-11T21:42:08.011-05:002010-02-11T21:42:08.011-05:00I saw a pair late at night in a parking lot a few ...I saw a pair late at night in a parking lot a few weeks ago. Low-rider vehicles kept roaring across the lot (they were using it as a cut-through) but the birds ran out of the way. I couldn't believe they were out so late... in a parking lot... in the winter... it was literally freezing!Elizahttp://www.appalachianfeet.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-17481725976389938012010-02-11T20:54:41.764-05:002010-02-11T20:54:41.764-05:00Great shots, Mary! We used to have kildeer here, ...Great shots, Mary! We used to have kildeer here, but I haven't seen them in several years. I certainly have never seen them as close-up as this. He doesn't know how lucky he was to have a protector like you nearby. The world needs more "crazy ladies":)Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-35822491559738913162010-02-11T16:00:39.759-05:002010-02-11T16:00:39.759-05:00ah he's so cute with those lovely markings. I...ah he's so cute with those lovely markings. I've never seen a killdeer before.Rosie (Leaves n Bloom)http://www.leavesnbloom.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-51124952585416668622010-02-11T08:19:13.463-05:002010-02-11T08:19:13.463-05:00LOL! The camera went with you for a pedicure, huh...LOL! The camera went with you for a pedicure, huh?! <br /><br />I'm glad. Those are such cute pictures (that closeup--WOW!) and I'll certainly recognize a killdeer from now on. <br /><br />I can wear horizontal stripes--as long as it's a HAT!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-58473293673833940732010-02-11T08:10:46.025-05:002010-02-11T08:10:46.025-05:00Amazing niche the kildeer has figured out--the clo...Amazing niche the kildeer has figured out--the closer to humans and their dangerous activity they put their nests, the less likely they are to get eaten by a mammalian predator. So they plop them right on the edge of gravel driveways, in the middle of parking lots--and rely on screaming and displaying to keep their human protectors from crushing them. It's so fascinating. The related Blacksmith plover in Africa nests right in the middle of well-trampled game trails, and stands over its eggs flaring black-and-white wings in the face of startled wildebeests and elephants. And it must work, at least well enough for them to keep it up.<br /><br />Here's to women who stop traffic for birds. Love you!<br />JZJulie Zickefoosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06654698829603424649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-89566443452998730902010-02-10T22:24:44.322-05:002010-02-10T22:24:44.322-05:00The killdeer is my hubby's very favorite bird....The killdeer is my hubby's very favorite bird. Ed is a farmer and anyone who knows farmers knows they are very particular about plowing straight rows. He's also a softie. I've seen him get off the tractor to find the nest and plow around it, when confronted with the "broken wing" routine.Cindie Ulreichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04538312637815926959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-79586703476709260822010-02-10T19:18:41.190-05:002010-02-10T19:18:41.190-05:00hee hee..Did u get stripy toe nails?hee hee..Did u get stripy toe nails?Dawn Finehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08320576787003821586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-63588409157876511642010-02-10T12:15:00.540-05:002010-02-10T12:15:00.540-05:00Oh what a beautiful bird! So glad you saved him :...Oh what a beautiful bird! So glad you saved him :)Kerri Farleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07617128767655910810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-88722577346834254062010-02-09T15:38:15.453-05:002010-02-09T15:38:15.453-05:00Great - photos...and the right response to a bird ...Great - photos...and the right response to a bird in a dangerous area.<br /><br />Now me - in the UK would love to see one here - I have missed several in the past!<br /><br />What a little smart bird - all stripes and some attitude -<br />cheers<br />CorinnaEagleseagleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17516605991636426040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-50158590858473296402010-02-09T15:03:11.556-05:002010-02-09T15:03:11.556-05:00Glad you helped this little guy to safety!Glad you helped this little guy to safety!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-73225675160321635532010-02-08T19:24:12.598-05:002010-02-08T19:24:12.598-05:00Dopey birdies, always putting themselves in danger...Dopey birdies, always putting themselves in danger. Of course, they were probably going to the same places way before the parking lots were laid. Nickerson Beach on Long Island has a big parking lot and I find myself crawling through it after a morning of shooting black skimmers so I don't run over the sanderlings and gulls that hang out there.Beth in NYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01252100519220279252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-64187222948716840952010-02-08T12:40:19.806-05:002010-02-08T12:40:19.806-05:00Good for you, Mary! A woman after my own heart. ...Good for you, Mary! A woman after my own heart. I fear for my life sometimes because I'm willing to stand up and say something--or act--in defense of wildlife. It's always a gift knowing there are others doing the same thing.<br /><br />And killdeer are a sublime joy for me. They hold a special place in my heart. I'm thrilled you kept the bird safe and got these awesome photos. You put a HUGE smile on my face.jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14442776138172728872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-73812836648073156362010-02-08T11:02:24.662-05:002010-02-08T11:02:24.662-05:00Great story and pix! The shot of it walking toward...Great story and pix! The shot of it walking toward you with its head down -- determinedly going about its business -- is priceless. How can anyone not intervene?Catbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08817359455864023690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-74193366339521016952010-02-08T07:48:06.499-05:002010-02-08T07:48:06.499-05:00Aww, I love killdeer, but I'm really hoping th...Aww, I love killdeer, but I'm really hoping that they don't return to build a nest in our driveway this summer - that was nerve-wracking enough last year!Dog_geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12797650391128520269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-40330692953880024122010-02-08T06:31:56.146-05:002010-02-08T06:31:56.146-05:00They seem to always turn up in THE most inopportun...They seem to always turn up in THE most inopportune places! I mean, seriously... do some more house hunting! I see them all the time in areas so NOT fit for nesting, and yet, there they are just walking around and screaming, as if they had no clue this might not be prime nesting ground. You have to hand it to them... they are brave, feisty little buggers!Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14057094040409159429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-34038866880686083692010-02-08T02:38:18.002-05:002010-02-08T02:38:18.002-05:00the Pied Wagtail can often be seen in car parks sc...the Pied Wagtail can often be seen in car parks scurrying about. Killdeer though is very unexpected!The Quacks of Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165918541194607143noreply@blogger.com