Killdeer

Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)

Melissa took these photos on another outing with her friends from the nursery. This time she was working on some landscaping at a house on the Eastern Shore. The pair of bluebirds had nested in a hollow in an old tree, and this Killdeer had a little stone nest right out in the field.

Here's the Killdeer on its stone nest. The stones are from the property owner's stone driveway.

The Killdeer posing for the camera.

I feel like I'm being watched...

The Killdeer approaching its nest, all the while keeping a close eye on Melissa.

The Killdeer returns cautiously to its nest, while the photographer hides. One or more of those "stones" are actually eggs.