Killdeer in Action

Worshipping the Ancestors ?

It looks like this Killdeer is knealling in prayer at the carcass of a relative. What is really happening here I do not know but if anyone has a notion please post and give a heads up on this.. Looks like a mating ritual but I find it hard to believe this bird is not aware of how dead the bird in front of it is.

Shot taken off of Norview Ave. after the RR tracks on the right by the creek. There is a large sand embankment leading back to the RR crossing and down to the river that attracts Killdeer and Swallows along with Ducks ,Geese and a variety of Heron and Egrets at this time of the year.Unfortunatly condos are being built on this spot removing it from the available land stock for wild life to use.