A killdeer walks along white mineral deposits at Mammoth Hot Springs in
Yellowstone National Park. Elk had punctured the fragile crust, leaving their hoofprints behind, just the rise for the killdeer to use them as its own personal sauna.
A killdeer bathes in some potholes in the parking lot at
Ridgefield’s River S Unit. After splashing about to make sure the water got to all of its feathers, it popped up and began to preen, sliding its feathers through its bill to remove any remaining dirt or parasites. With the tail splayed out so nicely, you can see the various colors and patterns of each of the large tail feathers.
