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African Wattled Lapwing shading eggs from hot sun

African Wattled Lapwing shading eggs from hot sun - Adult

Photographer

» Peter Ginn

Location

» Hippo Pools, NE Zimbabwe

Country image taken

» Zimbabwe

Date

» September, 1997

Equipment

» Nikon FE2 + Nikon 50-300

Bird Species

»Vanellus senegallus - African Wattled Lapwing

Bird Species (French)

»Vanneau du Sénégal

Bird Family

»Charadriidae - Plovers

Bird Group

»Charadriiformes Gull, Skua, Tern, Wader

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» It was a very hot sunny day and the birds would go to the nearby river to wet their feathers, then return to the nest and wet the eggs before sitting up & shading the eggs.

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