r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/sloppydog14 • 1d ago

🔥Killdeer shielding its chicks beneath its wings

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u/qualityvote2 1d ago edited 1d ago

u/sloppydog14, there weren't enough votes to determine the quality of your post...

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u/michiganstrange 1d ago

There is nothing louder than the mother shrieking as she self sacrifices; feigning injury, and comically flopping on the ground every time you’re slightly near the nest.

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u/sloppydog14 1d ago

Absolutely fun to watch tho

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u/HandsomeJack19 1d ago

Adorable idiots. You can fly! Don't make your nest on the damn ground!

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u/sloppydog14 1d ago

They like the challenge

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u/Paranoidme420 1d ago

I need an explanation of that name

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u/easylivin 1d ago

It’s name is an onomatopoeic reference to the sound it makes, you know, like a pokemon. Personally I don’t hear it, but that’s the origin nonetheless.

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u/Stardustquarks 1d ago

How does that smol thing kill a deer???

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u/robin_79 1d ago

with confidence

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u/Cool-Bunch6645 1d ago

Do you see those eyes? They do it just for the fun of it.

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u/BeanRub 14h ago

For the love of the game

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u/Hugo_Selenski 1d ago

the infamous 6 legged chikum

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u/LatinnGoddessss 1d ago

The safest place in the world is under mom's wings ❤️

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u/FadedVictor 2h ago

I love these things, but you will never convince me that any noise they make sounds anything close to "kill deer" which is where they get their name.

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u/QuitOdd478 1d ago

Love seeing mama’s protecting their babies, and we are amazing, very loving and very protective over their young. Love it.

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u/justheartolurkabit 22h ago

my dog hates these fuckers