Playing Pretend?

There were several killdeer in this area all skittering about. I'm thinking maybe this one was trying to lead me away by pretending to be wounded. He'd run a bit then scrunch down - got to see more of his feathers and colors.

[Corinne C]

This is a beautiful capture.

[gloria jones]

Nice capture....Neat eye and feather detail

[Mags]

Beautiful details!

[PhotoCrazy]

Nice capture!

[LManning (Laura)]

The detail in the eye is terrific! They are very convincing when they pretend to be hurt.

[Dawn]

A nice shot

[Jane Pittenger]

Wow. The breeding plummage is stunning

[*lynn]

wonderful, clear shot ... beautiful feathers

[amyK]

Nice shot; they don’t hold still for long

[Issi Bannerman]

Lovely.

[Diana]

Fabulous shot of this beauty.

[Casablanca]

LOL! Playing with you......that is cute

[Julie Duncan]

You were probably very close to a nest. Super shot!

[Pam]

Wonderful shot of the feather. Great bokeh

[Joan Robillard]

Fab

[MONTSERRAT]

Superbe capture

[Steve Jacob]

Clever creatures

[Bill Ososki]

Love this shot

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Nice shot

[Allison Maltese]

Amazing detail. They do a lot of faking safeguard their nests and babies from what I hear.

[haskar]

Beautiful capture.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Pretending to be wounded sounds like there could have been a nest in the area. Great shot!

[Vesna]

Brave bird and great photo.