Black-headed Lapwing*
Road from Lake
Baringo to Lake
Nakuru
Baringo to Lake
Nakuru
30Oct2014
Upright and conspicuous
...found close to water in
northern in Sub-Saharan Africa.
...found close to water in
northern in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Vanellus tectus
(L 10")
*aka Black-headed Plover
It’s been years don’t know how long nor i’ll not lie
And that’s going back to when i was a boy
When last i saw the wandering bird lapwing
One cold and windy day in early Spring
(Francis Duggan)
Vanellus is Latin for
lapwing,
literally little fan; tectus in
Latin means covered.
literally little fan; tectus in
Latin means covered.
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