Yesterday, just as I was embarking on a hike through the Skokie
Lagoons to see what sort of spring birds I hadn't discovered yet,
I noticed a bird meandering around the shore which had a similar
complexion and build to a sandpiper. As I continued down from the
Tower Road canoe launch to the Willow Road dam, I encountered
it several other times (could've even been the same bird). I'd seen
it before while biking in Cook County so I knew it wasn't too obscure to see
one around here but it was still pretty unique.
After doing some research online I found out that its called a 'killdeer'.
Their eyes make them look sort of comical. As opposed to other birds,
which usually fly away if they were bothered by me, the killdeer would just
walk a few feet away; so I was able to get more up-close/natural shots
without having to hide behind a tree.
Winnetka
Taken in April 2012
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