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It's not common for a killdeer to pose for you, but sometimes you get lucky.  These birds are very alert to potential threats such as people, and they usually raise an alert and fly away. This one was pretty close and did not flush as I stood on the ridge above the mud flats. 

I've learned to watch the skies when there are no people around and killdeer are crying out their warning, as this often means a hawk is near. Was able to get a nice photo of a broadwing hawk during the summer due to the killdeer's warning call.

This is a very common bird in North America, and they can be found in Central America and parts of South America in the winter.  They are part of a bird family called plovers.

This afternoon there were few geese at Prescott Mill, perhaps 300, plus another 200-300 waterfowl.  I was surprised to see five great egret and one great blue heron fishing at this extremely shallow body of water, as I thought the entire pond would freeze solid in the winter.  A great blue heron caught and ate a largemouth bass, so there are fish here.