Charadrius vociferus
Female warming a 48 hour old hatcling under her wing.
More images of the Kildeer nesting site can be accessed at http://www.pbase.com/lejun/kildeer
Nikon D200
,Tamron SP AF Di LD 200-500mm 1:5-6.3 1/250s f/6.3 at 500.0mm iso400
full exif