Killdeer

Ten years ago, we were barely married and living in our future dream home. (we began in a backwards life. We first lived in Justin's parents dream home, which was vacant and for sale, THEN we moved to a trashy, nasty, school housing apartment that was probably as large as our "dream home kitchen." What an eye opener!) We would wake up to this screeching, annoying bird outside our window. I was quickly introduced to a bird called a "Killdeer." Throughout that Summer, I enjoyed chasing that annoying bird and watching it TRY to fly with it's fake broken wing.

Well, this Summer, ten years later, my boys were introduced to Killdeers. Our neighbor's decorative rock attracted a few birds; but one particular bird decided to lay her eggs among the rocks. Trey was a bit nervous about our little bird friend, Tian on the other hand was the adventurous one. (Does that surprise anyone?!) He wanted to hold that CUTE little bird and was pretty upset when I informed him those birds aren't too friendly.

Mama Killdeer protecting her "nest."
Trey, the protective brother saving Tian from the ferocious-feathered friend.

Can you find the eggs?
Tian sad the Killdeer flew away.

The eggs remained for many weeks and were eventually abandoned.