The kids discovered three eggs in a scrape nest in the grass yesterday. They also thought they saw an injured mother bird, and were concerned for the bird. Until I told them that this mother bird is a killdeer. She protects her nest by pretending to be injured, luring the intruder away from her babies.
The eggs are so camouflaged in the grass that you can't see them even when they are right in front of your face. You have to really watch where you are stepping so you don't smash them. Each wood chip you see was brought over to the grass from the playground by the mother bird. That must have been a lot of work!
We are all worried about the maintenance crew now. How can we make sure they don't mow them over when they come to cut the grass on Monday? We want to see these eggs hatch!
The eggs are so camouflaged in the grass that you can't see them even when they are right in front of your face. You have to really watch where you are stepping so you don't smash them. Each wood chip you see was brought over to the grass from the playground by the mother bird. That must have been a lot of work!
We are all worried about the maintenance crew now. How can we make sure they don't mow them over when they come to cut the grass on Monday? We want to see these eggs hatch!