Photo spurwinged plover by Jason Mckeown

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photo:

spurwinged plover

photographer:

Jason Mckeown add to favorites

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categories:

nature, travel

tags:

Australia wild animals

notes:

this bird is named for the spurs on their wings they use these to defend their young and can leave a nasty wound
in the photo you can see them protruding they are yellow in colour

published:

Fri 14 Dec 2001 11:02

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A Beautiful Light Photography San Diego CA #1 Fri 14 Dec 2001 11:34

wow! funny bird smile

Jason Mckeown #2 Fri 14 Dec 2001 11:44

this bird is named for the spurs on it wing these are used to protect its chicks and can inflicked a nasty injury

Lola #3 Fri 14 Dec 2001 12:51

agree -1-

Kakha #4 Fri 14 Dec 2001 14:22

Funny face:)

Peter Schwarz #5 Fri 14 Dec 2001 22:24

What a beautiful bird - Great capture so close!

Sergey Burak #6 Sun 4 Aug 2002 14:44

Excellent! Amazing kind!

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