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from the egg. What was the female picking from among her chicks and broken egg shells? It was later that I found the answer to that question. I described the female’s behavior to an ornithologist who was also an entomologist. Tiny ants invade nests of ground nesting birds to gather remnants stuck to egg shells. Eventually they attack the chicks if not removed. That was the reason for the killdeer’s frequent pecking and her determination to remove egg shells. The sun was slipping behind the West Virginia mountains when the killdeer led her three chicks away from the nest and into the shelter of a clump of grass. She fluffed her feathers and called; the three young killdeer ran to her and nestled in her breast feathers. She squatted to protect them. The male flew in circles over the pond and called his name over and over. It was time for me to leave. Tired but happy and exhilarated with my private view of killdeer’s nest life, I trudged away loaded with camera equipment. I thought there is much more to birds than beautiful feathers and sweet songs. What miracles emerge from eggs!
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