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You guys have heard of a little thing called a "food chain" haven't you? There’s a whole lot more to it than that Big Jim.
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston
Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
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![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/x6uwZAH.jpg) Calling Birdwatcher  A quick consult of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology website mentioned declining populations on the Northern Plains without giving a cause. Given they feed mostly on invertebrates on the ground those areas that have experienced drought need look no further. As for the rest, other’s guesses are as good as mine. As an aside, flat rooftops tho attractive to killdeer, have always been a population sink, at least where I’m at. Young hatched in those circumstances have virtually no chance of survival tho the parents will herd them off the of roof. It’s a measure of how common the species really is that so many broods can be lost that way and yet killdeers are still numerous most places.
"...if the gentlemen of Virginia shall send us a dozen of their sons, we would take great care in their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them." Canasatego 1744
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Campfire Kahuna
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Campfire Kahuna
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Airports happened to them. They love airports. Wildlife biologists are after them all the time and every other bird that has ever been ingested in a jet engine. They find the pieces and test the DNA end up on a list and game on. Wonder how many that fuggin idiot “Climate Czar” Commie John Kerry has sucked through his private jet engines while jetting around “saving the environment”. I’d take a Killdeer over that lying POS any ole day of the week. Probably the best scenario for him saving the earth would be his Jet taking a nose dive on the tarmac.
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston
Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
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I have been on the prowl lately for feral cats. The big Toms have been hell on the birdlife this past winter. Killdeer are just way too easy a kill in my opinion for a good hunting feline! It's a brutal "food chain" around here for some!
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Campfire Outfitter
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We have a lot of them around here.
I have a 3 acre fallow field and they have taken it over.
There are a lot out this way.
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Campfire Oracle
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Bet I've run over 30 plus babies working dirt this spring so far. It's all about the little wins in life. Annoying birds Not as annoying as cock suckers.
Ecc 10:2
The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the left.
A Nation which leaves God behind is soon left behind.
"The Lord never asked anyone to be a tax collector, lowyer, or Redskins fan".
I Dindo Nuffin
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Campfire Kahuna
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Campfire Kahuna
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I've kind of answered my own question. I was looking out the back window and saw all the resident magpies. Lots of them. They're death on bird nests and chicks.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”
― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
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What do you call a killdeer with no eyes?
No-eye-deera.
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Campfire Tracker
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What do you call a killdeer with no eyes?
No-eye-deera. Don't quit your day job.
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Semper Fi
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The were loud and proud tonight.
Talking to you is like trying to nail jello to the wall.
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