Alan Murphy/ BIA / Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) in broken wing display, Texas

Michael Milicia/ BIA / Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) in broken wing display, Massachusetts

Gerrit Vyn / Pacific golden-plover (Pluvialis fulva) male performing distraction display pretending to have broken wing, Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, USA. June.

Alan Murphy/ BIA / Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) in broken wing display, Texas

Martin Willis / Red-capped Plover (Charadrius ruficapillus) female in diversion display, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Matthias Breiter / Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) using broken-wing display to lure intruders away from the nest, Icy Bay, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska

Matthias Breiter / Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) using broken-wing display to lure intruders away from the nest, Icy Bay, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska

Matthias Breiter / Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) using broken-wing display to lure intruders away from the nest, Yakutat, Alaska

Michael Quinton / Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) in broken wing display to lure predators away from nest, Alaska

Hiroya Minakuchi / Two-banded Plover (Charadrius falklandicus) in broken wing display, Falkland Islands

Hiroya Minakuchi / Two-banded Plover (Charadrius falklandicus) in broken wing display, Falkland Islands

Tom Vezo / Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) pretending to be wounded to distract predator from eggs and young, Long Island, New York

Konrad Wothe / Double-banded Plover (Charadrius bicinctus) using broken wing display to lure predators away from nest, Enderby Island, New Zealand

Agustin Esmoris / Two-banded Plover (Charadrius falklandicus) in broken wing display, Chubut, Argentina

Matthias Breiter / Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) parent in broken wing display, Kokolik River, National Petroleum Reserve, Alaska

Konrad Wothe / Dotterel (Charadrius morinellus) male, feigning injury in defensive display to lead predator away from nest, Sweden.

Roland Seitre / Australian pratincole (Stiltia isabella) injury-feigning display, defensive behaviour, Bedourie, Queensland, Australia.

Roland Seitre / Australian pratincole (Stiltia isabella) resting on ground exhibiting injury-feigning display, defensive behaviour, Bedourie, Queensland, Australia.