Closeup of a Killdeer bird resting on the ground with an intensely bright orange eye ring, a sign that breeding season has arrived.

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Size: 3565px × 2377px
Location: Lowry Open Space, Colorado
Photo credit: © Susan Hodgson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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