Don't killdeer unless killdeer. . I always thought of them as a fairly uncommon bird and had only seen killdeer a couple times before moving to Wenatchee, but I see them around here all the time. . Killdeer are one of the birds named after the sound they make. People think it sounds like they're saying "kill deer" but I don't hear it and for the record, they in fact do not kill deer. Just like how chickadees maintain no association with cheezebrgrs. But bird people are weird people and birds are not people so they get stuck with bad names sometimes. . I'll suggest a few alternative names for this birdo: snazzledorf wingdoodle, stripey-ring-eyed plover, plover fall over, liar-bird. . Ok, I'll explain liar-bird. They do an interesting thing where they'll fake having a broken wing to lure predators toward them and away from a nest. When the predator gets close, they'll move and do it again. Although I didn't see the nest and didn't look for it, this pair of killdeer took me for a walk. The first time I was actually concerned and approached to see if it was hurt, but as a big brained herbivore, I figured out the con (days later after reading an article online) . PS. The birds at my home feeder are obsessed with it and getting roudy. They also don't even care if I walk up to add seeds as they now easily empty the feeder in a day. They wait on the branch like 3 inches from my face. I think they've accepted me as their big mamma bird. . . #killdeer #killdeerbird #killdeers #plover #plovers #birdwatchingphotography #audubonsociety @ncwaudubon @audubonsociety #birdwatchers_daily #birdwatchersofinstagram #birdwatchersdigest (at Wenatchee, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQOxUkLAMR6/?utm_medium=tumblr
