[Length 10.5 in. Wingspan 24 in.]

This Killdeer was photographed at Blue Lake State Wildlife Area, Fort Lyon, Colorado, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: April 24, 2009)

[Length 10.5 in. Wingspan 24 in.]

This Killdeer pair was photographed at Cheyenne Bottoms WMA, Great Bend, Kansas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: March 16, 2010)

[Length 10.5 in. Wingspan 24 in.]

This Killdeer in flight was photographed at Estero Llano Grande State PArk, Weslaco, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC20E III 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D7000 camera. (Date: March 29, 2011)

[Length 10.5 in. Wingspan 24 in.]

This fledgling Killdeer was photographed at Quivira NWR, Great Bend, Kansas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC17E II 1.7x Teleconverter (EFL=750mm) on a Nikon D7000 camera. (Date: May 21, 2012)

[Length 10.5 in. Wingspan 24 in.]

This Killdeer was photographed at the Cayo del Grullo region, Riviera, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: May 4, 2015)

[Length 10.5 in. Wingspan 24 in.]

This distraction displaying Killdeer was photographed at the Cayo del Grullo region, Riviera, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: May 4, 2015)

[Length 10.5 in. Wingspan 24 in.]

This Killdeer with Young was photographed at Quivira NWR, Great Bend, Kansas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6 IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: July 12, 2018)

[Length 10.5 in. Wingspan 24 in.]

The Killdeer is one of the most widespread birds, occurring throughout Alaska, Canada, and the US. It gets its name from its plaintive "Kill Dee" alarm call. This one was photographed at Loxahatchee NWR in Florida, USA. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: October 1979)

[Length 9 in. Wingspan 16 in.]

This Cassin's Kingbird was photographed at Cottonwood Canyon, Campo, Colorado. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: April 30, 2019)