This killdeer was unhappy as I approached its eggs. Another nearby killdeer was also upset. One performed a broken wing act to lure me, the predator, away from the nest. Killdeers seem to have a martyr-like behavior. (Tomorrow's picture of the other killdeer performing the broken wing).
This November night I was too sleepy and not aware that the Auroras were active. When I looked out the window and noticed the lights I grabbed my camera and tripod and took a few photos of the remaining lights in the sky-as I stood by the front of my house. The Canon lens I use renders quite a beautiful star-shaped hallo around the moon.