Birds of Kentucky: Tony Durbin runs bird protection line 2011-05-13 - ACMS, 322 John Adair DR, Columbia, KY - Photo by Alan Reed. Killdeer are tolerant of humans. Cars, buses and people pass the Killdeer nest every day. Tony Durbin, above hopes his improvised signage will improve the chances for the parents and potential offspring. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Birds of Kentucky: Killdeer Clutch of Eggs 2011-05-13 - ACMS, 322 John Adair DR, Columbia, KY - Photo by Alan Reed. Killdeer are one of the few bird species in Kentucky that nest on open ground, often on gravel. The birds form a barely noticeable depression in the gravel to hold the eggs and only line the nest with a few stones. The speckled eggs themselves are well camouflaged to look like stones. "You have to stare hard to see them," says Tony Durbin. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Spelling Bee at Col. Wm. Casey school 2011-05-13 - 222 Gen. John Adair DR, Columbia, Ky - Photo by Mrs. Julie Burton. Mrs. Julie Burton's Class Spelling Bee Winners!. The winners of the Spelling Bee were, from left Miss Alexis Burton, winner; Miss Hannah Womack, first runner up; and Mr. Lucas Pooler, second runner up. Col. Wm. Casey Elementary School website Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Bradley Irvin: Next appearance, Bull Run Music Fest 2011-05-13 - 901 Westlake DR, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. In performance again Saturday, May 14, 2011. Bradley Irvin, tending the firebox on his mobile grill at the Westlake Regional Hospital Cookout, will be grilling again Saturday, May 14, 2011, at Larry Russell Bryant's Bull Run Charity Music Fest, for Outlaws, Inlaws, Friends, and Strangers invited Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Adair Co., KY: First mowing, 2011 2011-05-13 - Fairplay RD, Tabor Community, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Heavy round bales of hay dot the countryside in the Tabor Community on Fairplay RD, Scenic KY Highway 704, looking toward Columbia, Ahead, on the left, is the Morrison Johnson/Joe Johnson/J.C. Johnson place on the immediate left, with the Tabor Community Church in the center of the picture. (Photo: 2011-05-12). Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Commencement weekend at CU begins tonight 2011-05-13 - Photo by Linda Waggener. Students, faculty and staff at Campbellsville University have had a busy week preparing for commencement activities which begin tonight. Master's candidates are to check in at Davenport Student Commons where the Graduate Walk begins at 6:30pmET and the service begins in Ransdell Chapel at 7pmET. Tomorrow morning, Saturday, May 14th, 8:30amET, all undergraduates are asked to meet at Montgomery Library to participate in the Graduate Walk. The service begins in Powell Gymnasium at 9amET. This photo shows lunchtime activity looking out from Winters Dining Hall, past the E. Bruce Heilman Student Complex toward the Tech Center and historic clock tower in the center of campus. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Adair Co., KY: Honey locust and dense shade 2011-05-13 - Sparksville RD, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Plentiful rain has created lush greenery and the prettiest spring blossoms ever in Adair County this year. Above, honey locust blooms on 2011-05-12 in the sunlight in front of densely shaded abandoned farmhouse on Sparksville RD, near Chance, KY. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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