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Masked Lapwing

Vanellus miles

Description:

AKA Plover

Habitat:

Around water

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2 Comments

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Nice bird,

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 12 years ago

Fantastic plucky birds these. They're a bit silly in their choice of nesting sites sometimes(like in the middle of a carpark) but they are the most protective of parents. I saw a parenting pair getting badly hassled by 2 idiots the other day and the birds took to the air, circled and flew straight at their heads, knocking one over and leaving him bleeding and sore. Sympathy to the birds.

MartinL
Spotted by
MartinL

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Nov 29, 2011
Submitted on Nov 29, 2011

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