Northeast Gardening: Spring Blooms - Part 12, 1 by grampapa

grampapa wrote:
and 2 little killdeer eggs in the rocks by my pool. there are now 4, but I didn't want to aggravate the poor birds by taking another picture. for those of you who don't know killdeer, they are very excitable and noisy. they do a 'broken wing' act when you get too close to their nest to distract you (the predator). I have assured them that I allergic to eggs, but I don't think they believe me LOL. These are very entertaining birds. We have had them nest here before and the hatchlings are adorable...not naked and helpless, but like chickens. they can walk shortly after hatching (as soon as their feathers dry). the little guys look like they are drunks walking on stilts.