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Birds of Kentucky: Killdeer

2018-07-12 - Shelby Co., KY - Photo by Pen
According to Wikipedia's entry on the Killdeer, "The killdeer often uses a 'broken-wing act' to distract predators from the nest. It is named onomatopoeically after its call."
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