Noisy killdeer parents gifted with a flair for deception, faking injury to draw predators away from nests and young.

It was a killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) and it was the first one that I had seen this year. Any birders reading this column will be familiar with the “zing zing” of the heartstrings whenever a ...

It was a killdeer (Charadriusvociferus) and it was the first one that I had seen this year. Any birders reading this column will be familiar with the “zing zing” of the heartstrings whenever a ...