48 Free Photos of Ground Nesting Birds

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Killdeer nest with eggs on the ground

Short albatross birds

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Hatched measured raged nesting

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Charadrius vociferus
Caption: "No. 6 Nest of Killdeer on ground"

American Robin in a tree in the meadow reserved for ground nesting birds in Marymoor Park.

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Shown here is an American White Pelican nest. Pelicans usually lay 2 eggs. A unique characteristic about American White Pelicans is that they build their nests on the ground with sticks.

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Killdeer standing over its eggs in their ground nest. Entrant in Bear River Refuge 2014 photo contest in bird life category.

Photo Credit: Judy Watson / USFWS

Bird freedom dove

The upland sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) is found feeding and nesting in grasslands--especially dry, short grasses, native prairie, or grazed areas. It nests in a shallow scrape in the ground, and

Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura eggs on the ground. Original caption: "No. 8 Eggs of Dove on ground. No nest whatever".

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Image title: Counting Laysan albatross nests on ground (Phoebastria immutabilis)
Image from Public domain images website, http://www.public-domain-image.com/full-image/events-happenings-public-domain-

It's April 6th and spring is upon us! This meadowlark is the state bird of North Dakota (and many other states), and makes its nest on the ground in prairie and pastures.

Photo Credit: Krista Lundgr

The american avocet is a large shorebird with a long, upturned bill. It prefers to nest on dry, rocky ground. When searching for food, it walks through shallow water and sweeps its bill back and for

The endangered nene, or native Hawaiian goose, nests on the ground - a trait that evolved before humans brought mammalian predators to the Hawaiian Islands.
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Sage thrashers feed primarily on terrestrial insects and arthropods, such as ants, grasshoppers, and ground beetles, which they find on Seedskadee NWR in the sage steppe, where they nest. They will

Sage thrashers feed primarily on terrestrial insects and arthropods, such as ants, grasshoppers, and ground beetles, which they find on Seedskadee NWR in the sage steppe, where they nest. They will

Sage thrashers feed primarily on terrestrial insects and arthropods, such as ants, grasshoppers, and ground beetles, which they find on Seedskadee NWR in the sage steppe, where they nest. They will

Sage thrashers feed primarily on terrestrial insects and arthropods, such as ants, grasshoppers, and ground beetles, which they find on Seedskadee NWR in the sage steppe, where they nest. They will

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Sage thrashers feed primarily on terrestrial insects and arthropods, such as ants, grasshoppers, and ground beetles, which they find on Seedskadee NWR in the sage steppe, where they nest. They will

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Sage thrashers feed primarily on terrestrial insects and arthropods, such as ants, grasshoppers, and ground beetles, which they find on Seedskadee NWR in the sage steppe, where they nest. They will

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Two eggs of Chordeiles acutipennis. The lesser nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis) scrapes its shallow, stony nest on open ground and lays just two pebble-like eggs. Their breeding habitat is open coun

Returning from its pampas wintering grounds in Argentina, the Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda takes advantage of the nesting and feeding habitat that Kirwin NWR and adjacent private land prairie

Bufflehead migrating through Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge on its way to breeding grounds in Canada. These small diving ducks nest in old woodpecker cavities, especially those of northern flick

Flocks of the once-rare American white pelicans gather at Knutson Dam on Cass Lake, as they migrate north to their nesting grounds across the state.
American white pelicans are among the world’s large

Flocks of the once-rare American white pelicans gather at Knutson Dam on Cass Lake, as they migrate north to their nesting grounds across the state.
American white pelicans are among the world’s large

Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge is one of the places Bobwhite calls home. They nest on the ground and eat a diet consisting of insects, leaves and seeds. One of their calls really does sound

Bird nest fungi.

Adult piping plover back on its historical nesting grounds, west of Cape Point, March 2022

American golden plover on Arctic coastal plain nesting grounds.

American golden plover on Arctic coastal plain nesting grounds.

American golden plover on Arctic coastal plain nesting grounds.

American golden plover on Arctic coastal plain nesting grounds.

American golden plover on Arctic coastal plain nesting grounds.

American golden plover on Arctic coastal plain nesting grounds.

American golden plover on Arctic coastal plain nesting grounds.

American golden plover on Arctic coastal plain nesting grounds.

Killdeer Nest on Lake Andes Wetland Management District South Dakota

American golden plover on Arctic coastal plain nesting grounds.

American golden plover on Arctic coastal plain nesting grounds.

American golden plover on Arctic coastal plain nesting grounds.

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