Later Addition after comments noted: it can be confusing, this is not the familiar Magpie, but an Australian Magpie-Lark, more commonly known as the Pee-Wee
Magpie, a larger bird with sturdy beak
later addition: THIS one is the Masked Lapwing (Plover) My apology, I forgot to tag it.
Location: The Entrance, N.S.W.
21 comments:
Great photos, Carole! I've seen pictures of the Lapwing before and it's an unusual bird! The "mask" is a bit strange looking.
That Lapwing is an unusual looking bird, nice photos Carol.
Beautiful birds, and the last one is fantastic, superb.
Beautiful pictures Carole, the sharpness is very good.
They are all very well photographed, my compliments
Greetings Irma
A Magpie lark I wondered what their real name was. I've always called them pee wees.
Hi there - for reasons mostly to do with me being rather silly, we call the Plovers "the bird of stress" - and I think I can see a stressed look in his (?) eye!
Nice pictures
Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne
I love those Plover captures Carole .... I remember them from my child-hood.
Stunning shots of both species Carole. I can't help but notice how both have such long legs. I guess you have good grass growth all year round in Australia with birds adapted to that?
both are so cool looking! thanks for sharing them!
Oh, your Australian magpies are much more colorful than ours....I've been able to capture an image of one only once! They are so quick ...and very shy.
You are becoming the premier bird photographer among the blogs I follow. Well done.
The Magpie is so different from ours! That Lapwing is striking with his yellow mask.
Love the yellow faces...!!!
What a pretty bird! Wonderful photos, Carole!
Wonderful birds to see Carole... your images are fantastic.
Wow, the Australien Magpie is really different from the European Magpie. Very interesting and wonderful photos.
So wunderschöne Vögel und bei uns ist Winter und das im März.
LG Mathilda ♥
I've added a couple more photos this post to differentiate between the magpie-lark, and the magpie. Two completely differing bird types
Now I see (and read) the difference, Carole! Both are fascinating birds...."long and lean."
I guess those are the masked lapwings, with the yellow faces! They are very striking looking!! Like nothing I have seen before!
How I envy your green grass!!!
I love the yellow mask on the magpie.
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