
One of my birding stops in Milwaukee County gave nice looks at a pair of Killdeer. They preened, rested and found things to eat while I was present watching from a distance. These birds poked along in gravelly areas sometimes with some grass mixed in to picking things up to eat. They eat so fast it is hard to see most of the time of what they are eating. I noticed worms were a favorite and some kind of larva maybe were available today. It was a gloomy day, low winds and temps around 40 degrees. Images were taken on March 27, 2020.

A Killdeer preening…

Preening, straightening out those feathers…

Every last one of them…

Just looking pretty…

More preening…

Shaking off…

Grooming…

Something in the bill…

More in the bill…

A worm for something to eat, yummy!

Something else to eat…