JOHNS ISLAND, S.C. (WCSC) - Chicks are beginning to emerge from a killdeer nest located at the Johns Island site of the Berkeley Electric Cooperative. An update on Wednesday from the agency says three ...

The new chicks are even more adorable than baby chickens; little cotton balls with skinny legs and huge eyes. One look at a baby killdeer would simply melt your heart.

Photos from reader David John of four killdeer chicks that hatched along his driveway on May 24 illustrate the ability of these birds to blend in. They hatched on the 25th day of incubation.

Killdeer chicks are incredibly tiny and wonderful if you can spot them. Wild of the Week, a celebration of wildlife around Chicago outdoors, runs on the Sun-Times outdoors page on Sundays when apt.

Today's Take 5, a round-up of the best reader photos, includes colorful sunsets, a fascinating killdeer, a beautiful airplane shot and an autumn waterfall. Want to be in our daily Take 5?

Day-old killdeer chicks, all downy and long-legged, look like dandelion puffballs on stilts. Their nest was never much to call home because it’s designed, not for comfort, but to avoid notice by ...

“You will notice in the video that one of the parents begins to act wounded to lead predators (in this case our photographer) away from the nest and protect the chicks,” the company notes ...

The killdeer is a member of the plover family and is classified as a shorebird, although not often found near water. It's medium sized, about eight inches in length, and has a short, sharp dark bill.

Killdeer chicks, known as killfawns, become mobile and independent quite quickly, Torino said. They start running almost as soon as they hatch and learn how to fly within a couple of weeks.

During a birdwatching stroll last spring, John Bates spotted a newly hatched killdeer chick. Common in North America, the long-legged birds often dart across the ground hunting for insects. Bates ...