The babies are very agile and can run at amazing speeds. Killdeer are quite common in the Midwest and certainly found throughout Minnesota. They are uniquely adapted to living in the wide-open spaces.

JOHNS ISLAND, S.C. (WCSC) - Chicks are beginning to emerge from a killdeer nest located at the Johns Island site of the Berkeley Electric Cooperative. An update on Wednesday from the agency says three ...

When a predator, such as a fox, approaches a killdeer’s egg-filled nest or its babies, the bird starts acting as if it is in great distress with a broken wing. The fox thinks it has an easy meal ...

The killdeer bird uses a broken wing act to distract predators and protect its vulnerable eggs laid in gravel or roads. This ...

The killdeer is a familiar bird, perhaps as well known as the robin. Like the robin, it is a reliable sign of spring. The killdeer signals spring in places other than the robin, however.

Research explains killdeer often exist as non-shore shorebirds. Sure, some live near water, but others support themselves and ...

The killdeer is probably the most difficult to observe because the first ones are usually single birds high overhead. But they always cry "killdeer, killdeer, killdeer." ...