Kildeers build their nests on the ground. Sure doesn't seem very safe to me.
We don't usually see them nesting this close to our house. JAjr put a flag out so we wouldn't accidently step on the eggs. Marissa is very curious about those birds. I tell her everyday to leave them alone.
I should be able to get a picture of the nest; I hope I will be able to get a picture after the eggs hatch. I'm not sure how long before the little ones start taking off like the adults. I hope they are not like quail.
After about 2 days you cannot catch baby quail. They are fast little guys. :) Years ago, my mother found a quail nest after a field had been plowed. She brought the eggs home and put them under a setting hen. When the quail eggs hatched the babies took off. :( I bet that hen wondered what the heck happened to her babies. :)
LOL! I bet she did.