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Identification

Charadrius vociferus: information (1) Charadrius vociferus: pictures (15) Charadrius vociferus: sounds (2)

Caption

Eggs in a killdeer nest. Many shorebirds, such as killdeer, simply form a shallow depression on the ground and lay their eggs in it. This shallow depression is called a 'scrape.'

Subject
Eggs

Type
Photo

Subject
Nest

Life Stages And Gender
Egg

Anatomy
Coloration/Patterning :: Cryptic

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Washtenaw County Audubon Society (copyright holder)

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