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Killdeer Chicks
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06/12/17 09:21 PM
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aclaimsman
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I was out in the country inspecting a house and happened onto the little guys. All three froze and did not move. I even touched one and it still didn't move.
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Re: Killdeer Chicks
[Re: aclaimsman]
#6791257
06/12/17 09:32 PM
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Those birds are fun to watch. We have a pair that nests in our yard every year.
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Re: Killdeer Chicks
[Re: aclaimsman]
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06/12/17 09:34 PM
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QuitShootinYoungBucks
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Those little suckers are so cute. Watch for the parents, they'll be raising cane around you shortly.
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Re: Killdeer Chicks
[Re: aclaimsman]
#6791282
06/12/17 09:53 PM
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Creekrunner
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Now that is cool. Always liked those birds.
...and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:28
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Re: Killdeer Chicks
[Re: Creekrunner]
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06/12/17 10:46 PM
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Stub
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Now that is cool. Always liked those birds. Yep
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Re: Killdeer Chicks
[Re: aclaimsman]
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06/12/17 11:04 PM
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Walkabout
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Interesting to watch the parents. With that busted wing routine they have a better flop than Manu Genobli.
Last edited by Walkabout; 06/12/17 11:05 PM. Reason: Mispell
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Re: Killdeer Chicks
[Re: aclaimsman]
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06/12/17 11:34 PM
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Michael W.
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Pretty neat being able to get that close. Cool photos.
A clear conscience is often the sign of a fuzzy memory.
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Re: Killdeer Chicks
[Re: aclaimsman]
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06/12/17 11:57 PM
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Cool pics...We had some hatch a few weeks ago but they took off before I could get pictures..
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Re: Killdeer Chicks
[Re: aclaimsman]
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06/13/17 01:45 AM
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And boy to find the eggs are really something else, talk about camo!!!!!
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Re: Killdeer Chicks
[Re: aclaimsman]
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06/13/17 02:08 AM
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kmon11
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Cute little birds and they can sure move those little long legs.
lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true Mainstream news might be fun to watch
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Re: Killdeer Chicks
[Re: Michael W.]
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06/13/17 02:14 AM
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Deerhunter61
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Pretty neat being able to get that close. Cool photos.
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Re: Killdeer Chicks
[Re: aclaimsman]
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06/13/17 03:02 AM
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Annoying as hell during dove season but they are very cool birds. Used to love finding their nests as a kid.
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Re: Killdeer Chicks
[Re: aclaimsman]
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06/13/17 03:09 AM
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I've got a few living in my front yard. The baby is running around every morning, but can't fly yet. Mama freaks out when I come out and starts flopping around. Pretty funny to watch.
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Re: Killdeer Chicks
[Re: aclaimsman]
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06/13/17 12:44 PM
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d.g.ruff
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That's cool as heck! I've looked for their nests a bunch of times, but never actually found one.
Mmmm Hmmm
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Re: Killdeer Chicks
[Re: aclaimsman]
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06/13/17 12:51 PM
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I learned long ago you can't reason someone out of something they don't reason themselves into.
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Re: Killdeer Chicks
[Re: aclaimsman]
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06/21/17 10:06 AM
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Can't stand those birds, but doesn't mean the little ones aren't cute
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Re: Killdeer Chicks
[Re: aclaimsman]
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06/21/17 08:16 PM
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I was running in my neighborhood a month or so ago and a momma had 4-5 chicks. They were running down the street with curbs on either side, trying to figure out how to get out of the street and into the empty lots.
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Re: Killdeer Chicks
[Re: aclaimsman]
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06/22/17 01:40 PM
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Couple years ago I hit a nest while mowing the yard. There was one that survived I picked it up and gave to my daughter and told her to put it in the incubator with some day old chicks she had just hatched. She went to check on them right before bed time that night and it had killed about twenty of her new chicks it would walk right up to one and just start pecking the heck out of thier head. She reached in the box pulled it out and pitched it out in the yard said it was on its own and to try that pecking mess with the cat. Had no idea they were that aggressive.
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Re: Killdeer Chicks
[Re: aclaimsman]
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06/23/17 01:34 AM
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Deer hound, that's a great story. I had to laugh at your daughters practicality. Sounds like she is pretty smart.
The killdeer nests I have found are usually on fence rows. Beautiful eggs and the whole theatrical performance. Sadly the fire ants have just about wiped them out around me.
One shot is all it should take.
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Re: Killdeer Chicks
[Re: d.g.ruff]
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06/23/17 11:31 AM
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That's cool as heck! I've looked for their nests a bunch of times, but never actually found one. Check the hard gravel and rocky area's, they build on the ground by stacking and arranging rocks. The adult will be on the nest or close by and usually stays on the ground but immediately walks away from the nest and may go into the busted wing routine or just make allot of noise. Go to the area they came from and check carefully, it's usually a small mound and most of the time it will have 4 egg's. They nest on the side of the roads here so when I see them I put survey flags or markers by the nest so nobody drives over them.
Yes! A Weatherby does kill them deader.
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Re: Killdeer Chicks
[Re: aclaimsman]
#6803660
06/25/17 04:13 PM
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Re: Killdeer Chicks
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06/25/17 04:19 PM
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They call them kittle dees in Arkansas.
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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Re: Killdeer Chicks
[Re: aclaimsman]
#6810412
07/02/17 05:40 PM
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Here ya go. Found this nest of eggs on the side of a county rd just a few minutes ago. One of the parents was just standing there, figured there was a reason. Enjoy!!
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Re: Killdeer Chicks
[Re: Pitchfork Predator]
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07/02/17 06:34 PM
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NORML as can be
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