The Killdeer Chicks Hatched!

Took long enough :)

This is either mom or dad:

When a killdeer thinks it’s chicks are in danger, it pretends to have a broken wing…

While one parents was feigning the broken wing, the other was screeching at me and flying nearby:

This is the nest of chicks — note their location, right in the middle of my driveway!

Here’s a closer shot of the nest:

And here’s an even closer closeup:

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