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Texas Bird Family
Katy, TX, USA
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We visited the Killdeer nest. We found destroyed eggs. The mother was in a nearby field yelling. Poor Mrs. Deer! What do you think has eaten the babies? Please see my post showing the destroyed eggs.
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Killdeer Deer Nest Failure!
We had a killdeer nest also. Someone tripped and broke the 4 eggs.
This makes me so sad. I honestly don’t understand how ground nests survive with the likely chance of being discovered or accidentally stepped upon. I was surprised to learn that many birds nest on the ground.
I have seen 3 Killdeer nests. Sadly only one made it, all 4 eggs hatched, and the young fledged. The father was trying to fight off a water snake so hopefully he did!