Lapwings

[KevinA]

Wikipedia
"The white-crowned lapwing, white-headed lapwing, white-headed plover or white-crowned plover (Vanellus albiceps) is a medium-sized wader. It is resident throughout tropical Africa, usually near large rivers."

White-crowned Lapwing, Vanellus albiceps

Wikipedia
"The Senegal lapwing or lesser black-winged lapwing (Vanellus lugubris) is a species of bird in the family Charadriidae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eswatini, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It lives primarily in open grassy habitats"

Senegal Lapwing, Vanellus lugubris

 

[AlanLichty]

These seem larger than the members of the plover family in our area. Nice captures.

 

[JimFox]

What an interesting bird Kevin! #1 has a slightly different head in the front, or is that just from how the feathers happen to be laying?

 

[Jameel Hyder]

It almost seems like there is a shadow of a bird on the body of this one. Neat looking birds.

 

[BlackRockArt]

Wikipedia
"The white-crowned lapwing, white-headed lapwing, white-headed plover or white-crowned plover (Vanellus albiceps) is a medium-sized wader. It is resident throughout tropical Africa, usually near large rivers."

White-crowned Lapwing, Vanellus albiceps
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Wikipedia
"The Senegal lapwing or lesser black-winged lapwing (Vanellus lugubris) is a species of bird in the family Charadriidae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eswatini, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It lives primarily in open grassy habitats"

Senegal Lapwing, Vanellus lugubris
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What a bird, this is so fascinating, thank you for sharing.

Oliver

 

[KevinA]

These seem larger than the members of the plover family in our area. Nice captures.

Thanks for looking and commenting Alan, it's greatly appreciated. Think they're the same sort of size as most Plovers

What an interesting bird Kevin! #1 has a slightly different head in the front, or is that just from how the feathers happen to be laying?

Thanks for looking and commenting Jim, it's greatly appreciated. If you're meaning the yellow flaps, they are wattles, yellow flaps of skin

It almost seems like there is a shadow of a bird on the body of this one. Neat looking birds.

Thanks for looking and commenting Jameel, it's really appreciated

What a bird, this is so fascinating, thank you for sharing.

Oliver

Thanks for looking and commenting Oliver, it's greatly appreciated