Marie Read / California Thrasher (Toxostoma redivivum), Crystal Cove State Park, California, USA, February. (Digitally retouched - distracting sticks removed)

Marie Read / California Gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica), male singing amid yellow Bladderpod (Isomeris arborea) flowers, California, USA. The bird is listed as threatened under the United States Endangered Sp...

Marie Read / California Gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica), male, California, USA. A species listed as threatened under the United States Endangered Species Act. (Digitally retouched - distracting sticks remove...

Matthias Breiter / Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) pretending to be injured to lead intruder away from nest, Katmai National Park, Alaska

Michael D. Kern / Snowy plover (Charadrius occidentalis) displaying, distracting attention from nest, California, USA, San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory (SFBBO) conservation project. July 2008

Michael D. Kern / Snowy plover (Charadrius occidentalis) displaying, distracting attention from nest, California, USA, San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory (SFBBO) conservation project. July 2008

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / European golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria) feigning injury, Iceland, June

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Macqueen's / Houbara bustard {Chlamydotis undulata / macqueenii} female display distracting predator away from chick, Jiddat al Harasis, Oman

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Macqueen's / Houbara bustard {Chlamydotis undulata / macqueenii} female display distracting predator away from chick, Jiddat al Harasis, Oman

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Macqueen's / Houbara bustard {Chlamydotis undulata / macqueenii} female display distracting predator away from chick, Jiddat al Harasis, Oman