David de Groot 📸 · @david
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A couple of fairly common birds from my walk in to work this morning.
An Australian Magpie, and a Masked Lapwing.
#bird #UQ #AustralianWildlife #WildOz #AustralianMagpie #MaskedLapwing
#bird #uq #AustralianWildlife #wildoz #AustralianMagpie #maskedlapwing
Dr Micha Campbell · @michcampbell
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In good news for lapwing-human relations, someone has kindly placed some cones around this nesting lapwing (who of course decided the gravel drive was the perfect spot to raise her babies). Hopefully they remember this when the babies hatch and don't try to murder us all from the sky.
#birdstodon #maskedlapwing #goodbirdcrapphoto
David de Groot 📸 · @david
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This is what the little fluff balls grow up in to. One of the parents carefully watching out for the chicks while I was trying to be unobtrusive.
The adult birds have a bony spur on the leading edge of their wings, which they use to defend themselves and their brood.
Luckily, these birds are on a University campus, and are very used to people, so don't usually attack.
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David de Groot 📸 · @david
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I took the camera (and new lens) to work, and as luck would have it, there were Masked Lapwing chicks!
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missywombat · @Donna165
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Anna Lee · @alscheving
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The #MaskedLapwing
Scientific name: #Vanellusmiles
#Range:
Native range in #Australia, #New Zealand and #NewGuinea.
#Conservation #status: Least Concern (#Population increasing)
#Mass: 390 g
#Size: 30-37 cm
#Family: #Charadriidae
#Order: #Charadriiformes
#Bird #Birds #WildLife #WildLifePhotography #Photography #BirdWatching #BirdLovers #Animal #BirdShots
#maskedlapwing #vanellusmiles #range #australia #new #newguinea #conservation #status #population #mass #size #family #charadriidae #Order #charadriiformes #bird #birds #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #birdwatching #birdlovers #animal #birdshots