This bird put herself on the line to protect her nest and eggs

[Figarosmom]

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[Skittles]

1. wow

what kind of bird is that?

[wyn borkins]

2. DNA check presents as a feathered cane corso

[Skittles]

4. I.....er....

what?

[wyn borkins]

6. Killdeer (bird)

I only meant to be doggedly funny, but

Actually, dsvajda (below, herein) identifies it as a Killdeer (bird)

https://abcbirds.org/birds/killdeer/

[Skittles]

7. ahhhh OK

pretty cool bird!

[dsvajda]

3. It's a

Killdeer

[eppur_se_muova]

5. I've seen a few of those around here -- one made a nest on an 'island' in a parking lot for a large business.

It was there for a while; I don't know if the eggs hatched or not.

Just a couple of weeks ago, one chased me away from a grassy area near the DGMarket. The next week it looked like the are had been mowed flat.

[not fooled]

8. There's one nesting in a sandy area of my property

She picked a spot and...there she is, with four eggs. I was doing yard maintenance and stopped short of the nest, realizing where it was once she started with the "broken wing" display. Gonna stay out of there for the next month or two.

[Figarosmom]

9. Yeah I haven't been able to trim my hedges yet

And they really need it.