Newborn killdeer babies take their first adorably clumsy steps from the nest
Killdeer are beautiful birds found throughout North America. Many people have seen them running in meadows, grass lawns, and even on gravel driveways. Their shrill cries are unmistakable and their feigned broken wing act is something most of us have witnessed at one time or another. Devoted parents, they will risk themselves to lure predators from their precious eggs or babies. They provide one of the most dramatic acting efforts in all of nature.
These babies have just entered the world a few hours before these images were captured. The parents dutifully kept their eggs warm for almost 4 weeks. Suddenly, the eggs hatched and the babies got their first glimpse of the meadow and the blue sky over them.
Instinctively, they seem to know that danger lurks in the grass and even in the skies. They stay hidden under their mother or father for their first day, venturing out briefly to explore. One shriek from the adults and the babies will squat quickly in the long grass and tuck their head in. They will remain completely motionless until the parent signals with a chirp that the danger has passed.
The babies resemble tiny pompoms on stilts as they clumsily make their way through the vegetation, falling adorably as they walk. Few things are as cute as newborn killdeer chicks.
-
1:51
WildCreatures
2 years ago $0.24 earnedKilldeer parents share the job of keeping their newborns warm
3.5K10 -
0:41
WildCreatures
2 years ago $11.69 earnedBaby swan gets head comically stuck in mother's neck
8.62K18 -
3:28
JMcD2021
2 years ago $0.05 earnedHouse Wren's Nest
45 -
0:43
Chaos520
2 years agoBeautiful Baby deer in yard wagging his tail when spoken to
10 -
0:49
DitchChickenAdventures
3 years agoBaby Canadian Geese
28 -
0:18
Amandeep1992
2 years agoCute baby birds love
14 -
0:20
AnimalCreature
2 years ago2 Fallow Deer Bucks Fighting
53 -
1:21
Homestead Prowlers
3 years ago $49.03 earnedGeese band together to defend against possum intruder
55.9K250 -
0:28
AnimalCreature
2 years agoDeer Herd In Forest In Winter
151 -
0:28
RCMIKE_CHS
2 years agoPileated Woodpeckers
107