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egg ID - northern South Dakota, May 2024 (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago by thru_dangers_untold@lemmy.world to c/birding@lemmy.world

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Sorry for the potato quality photo. I would guess northern bobwhite quail, but they look darker than quail egg photos I'm seeing online.

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[–] Tugboater203@lemmy.world 22 points 6 months ago

I would second Killdeer eggs. This is the exact medium they like to lay their eggs on

[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Killdeer, maybe?

[–] thru_dangers_untold@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, I think you're right 👍 Thanks!

[–] Fecundpossum@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

They’re such neat birds. I see them and their nests on my job site and I love watching them skitter around and yell at anything that moves.

[–] GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That seems so... open and obvious. Is that normal placement?

[–] thru_dangers_untold@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

It did seem odd, we nearly stepped on them. But after looking into it more, it's apparently pretty common: https://old.reddit.com/r/Ornithology/comments/npzykp/killdeer_eggs_i_was_walking_along_a_gravel_path/h09ps9t/