Killdeer nest on the ground, and when predators approach, the adult pretends to have a broken wing, moves away from the nest and makes pathetic cries, hoping to lure the would-be attacker into chasing them instead of the young.
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Red-tailed Hawk in nest.

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Gravity means nothing to the White-breasted Nuthatch, who is perfectly content foraging upside-down.
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Raptor love: Two Red- Shouldered hawks mate … very carefully.
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House Finch

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Baeolophus inornatus sounds more dignified than Oak Titmouse as a name for this tiny gray bird with a loud voice (who looks like Groot’s avian cousin.)
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Electric blue Tree Swallow near the Los Angeles River pauses briefly to pose for a glamour photo. #naturephotography #nature #birds #birders #birdwatchers #birding #birdwatching #GriffithPark #DailyBird #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdsOfMastodon #LARiver #naturephotos #LAWildlife #losangeles #swallow

Allen's hummingbird

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Ravens are always emphatically barking orders and uncomprehending humans are disappointingly disobedient. #naturephotography #nature #birds #birders #birdwatchers #birding #birdwatching #GriffithPark #DailyBird #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdsOfMastodon #LARiver #naturephotos #LAWildlife #losangeles #raven

Northern Mockingbird

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Anna’s Hummingbird hovers in midair to sip from a Fuchsiaflower Gooseberry on this rainy day. #naturephotography #nature #birds #birders #birdwatchers #birding #birdwatching #GriffithPark #DailyBird #BirdsOfPixelfed #FernDell #BirdsOfMastodon #LARiver #naturephotos #LAWildlife #losangeles #hummingbird

Red-crowned Amazon on a palm tree in LA.

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Great Horned owl in nest at the LA Arboretum

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Living the Song Sparrow life. #naturephotography #nature #birds #birders #birdwatchers #birding #birdwatching #GriffithPark #DailyBird #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdsOfMastodon #LARiver #naturephotos #LAWildlife #losangeles #sparrow #SongSparrow

Great Horned Owl's at the LA Arboretum. I saw 2 separate pairs nesting. This is one pair shown here.

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Crested Caracara in the Baja desert. #naturephotography #nature #birds #birders #birdwatchers #birding #birdwatching #DailyBird #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdsOfMastodon #mexico #LaPaz #caracara #baja

San Lucas Cardinal in Baja California Sur, Mexico enjoys a calm, warm morning on the Ensenada de La Paz. #naturephotography #nature #birds #birders #birdwatchers #birding #birdwatching #DailyBird #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdsOfMastodon #mexico #LaPaz #pajaro

Verdin tenaciously hangs on to a bit of fluff. #naturephotography #nature #birds #birders #birdwatchers #birding #birdwatching #GriffithPark #DailyBird #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdsOfMastodon #LARiver #naturephotos #LAWildlife #losangeles #verdin

European Starling

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Dark-eyed Junco

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