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Randy Rowe <[log in to unmask]>
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Randy Rowe <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 12 Jul 2016 05:45:35 -0400
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Matt: I remember seeing that foot tapping behavior in some other plovers on
the beach in Florida. Randy Rowe, Wooster

On Sun, Jul 10, 2016 at 10:43 PM, Matthew Valenic <[log in to unmask]
> wrote:

> I tend to 'gloss over' the very common birds, especially the slightly
> annoying types, like Blackbirds,, House Sparrows and KILLDEER!  Today I saw
> something for the first time - a Killdeer was feeding on the exposed
> mudflat
> at LaDue Reservoir (Geauga Count) and it was rapidly tapping the ground
> with
> one foot for a couple seconds then reaching down like it was eating
> something.  Was it trying to scare the invertebrates from the mud?  Watch
> this video and see what you think.  You may have to enlarge the image -
> look
> in the upper right of the screen for two arrows pointing away from each
> other and click on them.  The image will increase in size.  Then play the
> video.
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/85567104@N05/27950685760/in/photostream/
>
>
>
> Matt Valencic
>
> Geauga County
>
>
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