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No, these birds do not kill deer! They’re
named after their call, which sounds a bit
like “kill-deer.” (This is similar to the chick-
a-dee, which is also named after the sound
it makes)
The killdeer most often calls in this high,
repetitive way when they are flying above,
often just communicating with other birds;
they are a very vocal species. Some folks
think the call sounds sad or eerie. Some
think it sounds like a leaky balloon! They
have a different call for warnings!
These birds like to hang out along shore
lines or wet lands but we seem to have them
in our South Carolina yard with the amount
of rain and run off that we have.
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