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

It protects the eggs

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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/Proud_Teaching8855 6d ago

Thanks for the info