Here is the killdeer's nest (Up-Close). The female killdeer lays four splotchy eggs. The eggs are pointy at one end*. Parents position the eggs with pointy ends together and incubate 24-28 days**. The pic was shot near Arboretum, Chaska, MN, 070425.
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* Egg Shapes < http://www.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/text/essays/Eggs.html >
** < http://www.moscowfood.coop/garden/killdeer.html >

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