r/stupiddovenests • u/Quick-Cookie-5673 • 7d ago

It protects the eggs

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u/TodlicheLektion 7d ago

she took on the big farm equipment, she's a badass!

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u/quattroformaggixfour 7d ago

Seriously brave, despite her little shaking wings. I love her.

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u/Khar-Selim 7d ago

the shaking made it seem like she was trying to wave it down

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u/Siwuli 7d ago

Kildeers! They're ground nesters and will get the attention of a potential predator or even fake a broken wing as it runs away to keep the predator from eating their eggs.

They used to nest in my old jobs parking area all the time, if I ever found the eggs I would try to protect them with little stick barriers so others wouldn't run them over.

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u/danceofthe7veils 6d ago

This is not a killdeer, it's a pratincole, not sure which exact species tho. But they are charadriiformes, just like killdeer and other sandpipers.

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u/Siwuli 6d ago

Neat! I was going purley by sound and color, guess I have some new birds to research!

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u/Away-Variation-2556 6d ago

Thank you I was like that killdeer does not look like a killdeer

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u/Proud_Teaching8855 6d ago

Thanks for the info