I am glad he protected the family eggs. I think the bird is a male Killdeer. Mother Nature at work both in the Killdeer and in the locomotive that can produce unlimited power when the temperature of water goes above the boiling point under pressure in the boiler. Thanks Christopher.
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Nice shot Christopher mixing in nature with the brute power of trains. A little more information on Killdeer for those not familiar with them, the bird could be either male or female as they both sit on the eggs and look alike. But the real neat thing about them is when you or a predator gets close to their nest they perform a broken wing act and cry rather loudly to hopefully lead you away from the eggs. It's a good way to tell you are close to a nest which blend right in with the ground seeing they usually use small twigs and mainly rocks/pebbles to make a nest in open fields ( I know as I plowed around yesterday and have for years ;) )or shoreline commonly. Thanks for sharing.
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Wonderful shot. I understand that killdeers are real railfans, too.
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