Kievit -- Northern Lapwing by Juliette.Gribnau
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Description
The northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus), also known as the peewit or pewit (imitative of its cry), green plover (emphasising the colour of the plumage) or (in the British Isles) just lapwing (which refers to its peculiar, erratic way of flying), is a bird in the plover family. It is common through temperate Eurasia. It is highly migratory over most of its extensive range, wintering further south as far as north Africa, northern India, Pakistan, and parts of China. It migrates mainly by day, often in large flocks. Lowland breeders in westernmost areas of Europe are resident. It occasionally is a vagrant to North America, especially after storms, as in the Canadian sightings after storms in December 1927 and in January 1966.
It is a wader which breeds on cultivated land and other short vegetation habitats. 3 – 4 eggs are laid in a ground scrape. The nest and young are defended noisily and aggressively against all intruders, up to and including horses and cattle.
In winter it forms huge flocks on open land, particularly arable land and mud-flats.
Comments (21)
prutzworks
mooi shot en irisatie op z'n vleugels
giulband
Very well captured !!
kgb224
Amazing capture Juliette. God bless.
dochtersions
Wat bijzonder, dat je deze mooie vogel zag, Juliette. Prachtig, en dank voor de info.
farmerC
Exellente opname van een prachtige vogel.
durleybeachbum
We used to see hundreds of these when I was a child, now I haven't seen one for years!
jayfar
A very nice shot and I know how difficult it is to get near these birds.
BE
Cool bird!
taliesin86001
Beautiful bird, and very well captured!
ichtvan
Very great shot, I agree with Jayfar about difficulty with this kind of bird. Your merit is bigger.
rachris480907
Beautiful capture and interesting text!
Cyve
Beautiful capture !
bebopdlx
Nice photo, I have never seen before.
MrsRatbag
What a lovely bird! I haven't seen these before. Beautiful shot!
dwarvenkind
Very nice shot.
CavalierLady
What a beautiful bird this is, love the wing color and top knot. Lovely capture.
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Mooi beestje.
VDH
Prachtige vogel en heel knappe foto!!
rayag
Excellent shot !
ia-du-lin
beautiful bird, beautiful capture
three_grrr
you really got an wonderful shot of this guy .. hard to get close to some birds for a shot like this one.