KIlldeer nest in strangest places! (then put an oscar worthy show!)
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- Опубліковано 21 сер 2024
- This Killdeer bird decided to make it nest in the gravel right in the middle of the Radford University baseball complex! Thye protect their nest by luring predators away with the broken wing act! Killdeer are in the group called plovers which are shore birds but this bird range includes places well inland and often far from water. Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) prefer short grass fields and will nest readily in gravel parking lots or even gravel roofs. They are often seen nesting in busy parking lots. They lay 4 to 6 speckled eggs that hatch within 28 days. The offspring are precocial and will be up and running on there own with 24 hours of hatching. The will fly within a month. These birds are primarily insectivores. Their "nests" are no more than a scraped out spot on the ground. In order to survive, Killdeer have become the greatest actors in the bird kingdom. If one is percieved as a predator, the Killdeer will go to great lengths to draw one away from the nest. These antics includling feighing a broken wing, or two! Flopping around on the ground, spreading its tail feathers. Always drawing the predator from the nest. When a sufficient distance away they will suddenly fly up and call Killdeer, Killdeer, Killdeer, the classic Killdeer Call. The broken wing act or broken wing diversion is an amazing thing to see by this Killdeer bird. My channel is dedicated to enviromental education throught outdoor learning and teaching natural history.
Killdeer make a regular appearance at the office I used to work at. We had a gravel parking lot in back, and more than a couple times while I was there, a nest was built up against the building, near my parking spot. The broken wing act, and their running style always brought a smile to my face. And watching the hatchlings run around brought the biggest smile of all.
Awe! That is so cool.
I love killdeer! They ran all over our long gravel driveway as a kid. My grandma called them roadrunners. They are are so funny running on their long legs.
Road runners is a good name for them!
In years past they would nest in our gravel driveway. Not having traffic cones we put a upended big terracotta pot as a marker on the street side. They always hatched and disappeared after a day or two. So fun to watch them as we walked to the mailbox every day. Thanks for your channel.
They are very fun to watch!!!
That's wild about the nest location. Love their acting ability which is on par with the hognose.
You are right! hog nosed is only other animal that could compete!c
We have them and their babies in our backyard every spring. So cute. Last spring the female found a small dirt patch and laid 5 eggs. My husband put small logs around them so he wouldn't mow over them. All the babies were fine. We see all the behaviors you're talking about.
That is so cool you have them each spring!
"Home-base" if I ever saw one! ☺️ Cute shake on the tail feather! ☺️ I've not seen one here in my area. Thanks for sharing! 😊
Yes! A great home base! Lol!
@@natureatyourdoor ☺️😉
Our house is about 200 yards from a main railway line with 3 spurs. So with that, there is plenty of rock ballast. The colour of the ballast attracts the Killdeers for use as a nesting area because they just blend right in. We have a " Cut " we use as a short cut to get across the tracks and you will get the Killdeers excited and doing the broken wing dance to draw you away from the nest. I have spent some time trying to find the eggs, and it is harder than I imagined.
Ha! It really is! They are masters of deceit! Thanks for share!
Killdeer are adorable birds!
Ha! They really are!
I love Killdeers.
They are the coolest!
I love the sound they make!
Me too!
I usually see at least a few pairs every year. Very interesting birds. I’ve noticed they can be active at night.
They are really fascinating. What an interesting survival strategy!
Such a funny little bird! Maybe this one is just a baseball fan!
Ha! Right were the action is!
So that is the bird that makes that loud noise! What an interesting bird
Ha! Yes!🙂
I first saw a killdeer on a gravel lot sectioned of to display potted plants at a nursery. The lots were regularly watered by sprinklers. Funny place for a nest!
Ha! They do nest in the "darnedest" places!
One of my favorite birds! Thank you for the video. I enjoyed it!
You are welcome! They are amazing!
I love those birds 🐦. We don't have them in PR and never saw them in Fi. The first time we moved to GA I was and still fascinated with them. One of the things I was attracted was for them to have the ability to be hurt. The first time I saw that I went to help it and the bird started to move around and then fly away. Eventually, I saw the nest and I was beyond my believes with the eggs and their behaviors. Thanks again.
Ha! great story of your introduction to these academy award winning actors!!!
@@natureatyourdoor absolutely 💯 percent
Thank you for waiting till you had an update on the nest before posting this. Saves me weeks of worrying about them.
I know...i read that 53 percent of nests fail! Ack!
Dear Frank, that is a very interesting special bird for sure! Great job on the video! Thanks! Take care now & BE SAFE! 🙂
Thank you my friend Judy!!
Who doesn't love a shoreless shorebird?!
Ha! Right! 😀👍
They are fascinating. I haven't seen those around here. Every once in a while we see a northern bluebird, they are beautiful. We live on the coast by Galveston, TX.
Interesting. I need to,look up kill DEER and that coast. Thinking they may over winter there!
It's so much fun to watch them skidaddle!
I know. I limited myself to getting close to the nest only once to minimize contact
I found an egg in my yard where no trees are around. I took a picture, sent it to my buddy, and asked him what kind of egg it was? He told me it was a killdeer egg. I was amazed. It was just laying on top of the grass. Now I'm sorry that I picked it up.
Crazy isn't it! Who knew?
@@natureatyourdoor ABSOLUTELY! How did they get their name? That's a strange name for a bird.
Frank used to have a horse pasture next door, in the spring the ground would get soft and muddy and the horses hoofs would make shallow dents in the ground. The killdeer would find these after things had dried up a bit and they would nest in these cups. Loved watching these birds and their behaviors are very interesting. Sadly the horses are gone now and so are the killdeer but I do still find them in other areas.
Too cute! Great memories! Thanks for sharing your personal experiences!
Great segment
Thanks! This one was fun to make!
Love this!!! Wonderful!!! 💜
Thank you Whitney!
I remember having these behind my house when I was a kid! Cool video!
Thank you Billy! Glad it triggered great memories!
I think there's one in the bush next to my house. They come back each year to the same one. My cat had a run in with one and it pecked him on the head a few times. Was quite a sight!
Apparently they will fly directly into the heads of cows walking toward nests!
Perhaps more bushes could be planted and kept for them. UK. Re wilding videos. You Tube
Another interesting bird is the Woodcock. Have you done a video on that species?
I have not! They will be challenging to film!
Found a nest yesterday next to a small power plant! The mother put on a good show!😂
Very cool! Glad you got the "show". One of most unique displays in nature!
I've never seen one of these in Oklahoma.
I will have to check range maps!
This bird species made a bird nest in the middle of the dam junkyard with forks lift's constantly moving through out the yard I moved the eggs off to the side of the yard out of the way unbelievable hopefully the bird found them I tried not to move them to far from where they left them.
Ha! Amazing birds! How do they survive?
Re wilding videos You Tube
I will look it up!
@@natureatyourdoor yes thank you