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not fooled

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8. There's one nesting in a sandy area of my property

Reply to Figarosmom (Original post)

Tue Jun 16, 2026, 11:56 PM

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She picked a spot and...there she is, with four eggs. I was doing yard maintenance and stopped short of the nest, realizing where it was once she started with the "broken wing" display. Gonna stay out of there for the next month or two.

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