Playground dilemma! Can you see the Killdeer eggs in the wood chips? The mother bird is sitting on her eggs in the other picture-both are great examples of camouflage. This is right next to a favorite playground structure. The black chairs are a barrier to prevent the nest from being stepped on. The mother bird tries to steer us away from her nest by chirping and faking a broken wing. The name Killdeer comes from her call, which sounds like kill-deer, kill-deer…
