Image: Black-necked stilt exhibiting a "broken wing" display (6796573671)
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Description: In order to ward off predators and distract them from the location of their young, stilts (among many other shorebirds such as Killdeer, plovers, and american avocets) display a behavior that draws attention of a possible predator away by flapping their wings on the ground. This display resembles a weak or sick bird, that would be easier prey for the predator catch. (Rinus Baak/USFWS)
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