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Killdeer (broken-wing act)
Stanley Jones

Killdeer (broken-wing act) (Charadrius vociferus)

Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus subsp. vociferus) Sexes similar. This protective mom was playing the broken-wing act to lure me away from her precocial youngsters. Lol, it worked. Photographed at Veterans Park, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Open bermuda grass fields (atheletic fields) at ca. 72 m (237 ft) elevation. July 2015
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Habitat
Veterans Park, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, USA.
Location
Veterans Park, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
July 2015
Scientific name
Charadrius vociferus
Equipment used
Canon

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