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Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles) - Burpengary, Australia - July 2024 (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 4 months ago by ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/birding@lemmy.world

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Image description: A close cropped shot of a masked lapwing standing on a grass lawn.

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[–] VelvetStorm@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

What a goofy little thing.

[–] ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 months ago

They're not goofy in person! They are aggressive protectors of their young and scream at you at the top of their lungs (that's what this one was doing). They also swoop and divebomb people

[–] unknown@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That goofy looking thing will fuck you up.

They have spikes on their wings and no fear.