Killdeer are so cute.
There is a pair of them that nest in the park here every summer, a pair that nest in the baseball field, and a pair that nest in the triangle of dirt where three busy roads intersect. I have no idea why they always seem to pick such horrible spots to nest, but it seems to never fail. There's plenty of quieter spots in town ... especially compared to the infield of the county baseball field!
They seem to spend a lot of energy dive-bombing intruding second basemen and cars, and faking injury for every kid that comes to swing ... but they nonetheless continue to come back each year, so I assume some of their babies make it.
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