Anyone else see these killdeer? "These birds will frequently use the "broken-wing act" to distract predators from their nests. This involves the bird walking away from its nesting area holding its wing in a position that simulates an injury and then flapping around on the ground emitting a distress call. The predators then think they have easy prey and are attracted to this seemingly injured bird and away from the nest. If the parent sees that a potential predator is not following them, they will move closer and get louder until they get the attention of the predator." (From Wikipedia) I have seen the birds behave in this manner.
There are about six to a dozen whitetailed deer that over-winter in our subdivision.
They seem fairly used to people and allow me to come rather close.
Bird songs I like.
I enjoy seeing Idaho wildlife. Not exactly elephants and tigers, but good enough for me. Helps me feel connected to nature. One more benefit of walking to work.
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Nice post. I'd love to hear the audio but I can't figure out what plug-in I need. Do you happen to know? I'm on a Mac. Thanks ...
I replaced the wav files with a movie. You should be able to view it, I hope.
Cool. Thanks for doing that. I enjoyed listening to it with the pics...
I just love that fluffy husky dog of yours!
Thanks for stopping by my blog...
How great that you are able to walk to work in such beautiful surroundings.
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