Killdeer

Charadrius vociferus

"The killdeer occurs across the entire state of Texas throughout the year ... About 11 inches long, the killdeer differs from the smaller ringed plovers in the same genus by having two black breast bands instead of one."

Photo taken with a Nikon D80 using Nikon 400mm, f/5.6 micro, manual focus lens.

December 6, 2008.