Thanks for the info Judy. I just found a google+ for missbirdphotos; is this a group site if does it belong to one of "us?" Kristen Sent from my iPhone On Apr 27, 2012, at 5:00 PM, "Judy Howle" <howle@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Thanks Kristen! > > Kildeer do that when perceived danger in the form of birds/animals/people > approach a nest. I wasn't actually very close to a mother with babies when > that one did the broken wing act since I had a long lens, it is cropped a > lot. Most of the pics I got another time of the adult on the nest and the > newly hatched babies including the one I attached I made from inside the > vehicle as the nest was in the edge of the road at the marina at the > Tenn-Tom lock and dam. It was several years ago. I saw another nest last > year but none of the eggs had hatched yet and it was hot and she was > hovering over the nest shading them without being on top of them. Must have > been hard on her legs to stay that way! I'll have to see if I can find that > one. When I went back a few days later they were hatched and gone. > > Judy Howle > > Southern Exposures > http://southernexposure.zenfolio.com > > Digital Photography Class; Resources for Photographers > http://digitalphotographyclass.net > > > -----Original Message----- > From: missbirdphotos-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:missbirdphotos-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kristen Vigne > Sent: Friday, April 27, 2012 1:10 PM > To: missbirdphotos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [missbirdphotos] Re: A Group Suggestion > > Judy, > > I'm just catching up on email. Great captures! I love the baby killdeer. > I am curious as to what the broken wing act is. I recently saw a killdeer > doing this also. Are they known to do this? > > Thanks, > Kristen > > >