[Length 10.5 in. Wingspan 24 in.]

This fledgling Killdeer was photographed at Anahuac NWR, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 180mm EDAF-D f2.8 lens (EFL=270mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: April 25, 2004)

[Length 10.5 in. Wingspan 24 in.]

This Killdeer was photographed at Anahuac NWR, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: April 29, 2004)

[Length 10.5 in. Wingspan 24 in.]

This Killdeer was photographed at Florey Park, Andrews, Texas, 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 D200 camera. (Date: November 7, 2008)

[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)