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04-12-2021, 07:36 PM | #1 |
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A Killdeer
The killdeer is a large plover found in the Americas. It was described and given its current scientific name in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of his Systema Naturae. There are three subspecies. The killdeer's common name comes from its often-heard call
Killdeer by Jon Erdmann, on Flickr
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04-12-2021, 08:56 PM | #2 |
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Nice closeup J_B. I used to live in central Kansas and we had a lot of them. I've never seen or heard a "killdeer" since I moved to the Northeast part of the state.
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04-12-2021, 09:38 PM | #3 |
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Good photo. Quite a few of them around here.
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04-13-2021, 08:37 AM | #4 |
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Thank you both rman and dowop
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Nice
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04-14-2021, 12:48 PM | #6 |
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Beautiful picture. Those birds make a fuss if you get too close to their nest.
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