Photo-a-day retirement

By mpp26

Spur winged plover Vanellus miles novaehollandiae

Spur winged plover (Vanellus miles novaehollandiae) now called the Masked lapwing to stop confusion with a different bird in the Northern Hemisphere, stretching its wings.

In large you can clearly see the yellow spurs or spikes on the wings, which gave the bird its old name.

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