Killdeer

One day, as I got out of our car at the Shack, I noticed a bird pause to look at me, and then run down the driveway. It would turn and look and then keep running, hoping I would follow.

Well, I didn't. Because I knew it had a nest somewhere nearby. So close that it was trying to lead me astray.

And when you have a driveway that looks like this:

You don't want to take any chances of stepping on it. Can you see the nest?

Here, let me zoom in....

Now do you see the eggs? They look just like gravel.

So we staked the area around it in case any of us decided to park or mow there. Mow, ha! We're going for the natural prairie look. 

I love these birds, though. If you move in close to the nest. She will hop up, spread her wings, and run away. When you follow her, she will lay on the ground and pretend one wing is broken, hoping that will lure you into pursuing her instead of the nest.

Hey, here's a solution lady. Nest in a tree like other birds.

But I do like the entertainment.