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"Don't look at my eggs! Look at me! I've got a broken wing!"

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[–] KevinFRK@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's a really nice sequence to capture - well done!

[–] Jerb322@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Thank you, you can see the eggs in the thumbnail Pic. Just over it head.

[–] KevinFRK@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Ah, missed those because I paid too much attention to the bird!

(And out there a bird's going "See, it does work!)

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

You’re telling me that thing murk’d a deer?!

(Excellent photographs! I hope the lil guy mends.)

[–] Jerb322@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They fake having a broken wing to draw predators away from the nest. If you get too close to the adult, it will just fly away. All the while chirping their heads off. Not sure if you were kidding about it mending...

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 weeks ago

I didn’t know that, neat! I was not kidding, just ignorant hahaha

[–] Arcanepotato@crazypeople.online 4 points 2 weeks ago

I love these guys and their screeching so much lol