Killdeer—KILL
The double collar of this bird is unique and thus makes them easy to recognize. While they do sometimes show up at the shore, they’re more likely to be found in fields. This bird was one of a pair in Parking Lot M at Sandy Hook, a grassy parking area that a bird would easily mistake for a field.
This is a stub page; I’ll be adding more photographs with the stories of my encounters as soon as I can.
Killdeer—KILL
The double collar of this bird is unique and thus makes them easy to recognize. While they do sometimes show up at the shore, they’re more likely to be found in fields. This bird was one of a pair in Parking Lot M at Sandy Hook, a grassy parking area that a bird would easily mistake for a field.
This is a stub page; I’ll be adding more photographs with the stories of my encounters as soon as I can.
Lightbox Gallery of Killdeer photographs.
An adult Killdeer at Sandy Hook on March 7, 2021. One of a pair presumably preparing to raise a family at this site, the grass parking lot M.
Pentax K-1 with 450 mm lens augmented by 1.4x teleconverter, f/11 at 1/1600th second, iso 1000. Post-processed using Adobe Lightroom.
An adult Killdeer flying along the ocean shore at Sandy Hook, Nov 12, 2014. The bird must have been just about ready to head south for the winter.
Pentax K-3 with 300 mm lens augmented by 1.4x teleconverter, f/8 at 1/1000th second, iso 400. Post-processed using Adobe Lightroom.
An adult Killdeer at Wreck Pond on July 16, 2014, performing the broken-wing deception to distract predators for its nest or young.
Pentax K-3 with Sigma 500 mm lens, f/8 at 1/1000th second, iso 800. Post-processed using Adobe Lightroom.
A juvenile Killdeer on the beach at Wreck Pond on July 16, 2014. When I took this photo the bird was scurrying along the beach avoiding me.
Pentax K-3 with Sigma 500 mm lens, f/8 at 1/2500th second, iso 1600. Post-processed using Adobe Lightroom.
This page last updated Mar 14, 2021.