Our Community Association had a clean up day a few Saturdays ago.   I was working on cleaning up the Riviera Pond and spotted a Killdeer hanging out.   After our clean up…I went back to to the pond with my camera to see if it was still around..and it was!  I sat down on the concrete embankment at the top of the pond and thought to myself…wouldn’t it be nice if the Killdeer would come a little closer so I could capture a great shot!  Well…I got what I wished for!!  This little bird starting across the pond……then it was at the bottom of the embankment……and kept walking towards me…I had to dial back the zoom…

I couldn’t believe it…the Killdeer came within 10 feet and sat down…basically beside me!!Wow…I didn’t want to move and scare it, so I sat quietly and watched but took a couple of close up shots as it stood up and sang a song…Then, as quickly as it arrived…it decided it was time to go and walked down the embankment…...out across the reeds…and flew away……and I went home with a huge smile on my face!!  Unbelievable experience with nature!!