Red-wattled lapwing (Vanellus indicus) – 168Its striking appearance is supplemented by its noisy... Vilas Sawant originally shared: Red-wattled lapwing (Vanellus indicus) – 168 Its striking appearance is supplemented by its noisy nature, with a loud and scolding did-he-do-it call, often uttered at night. Red-wattled lapwings are large waders, about 35 cm long. The wings and back are light brown with a purple sheen, but head and chest and front part of neck are black. Prominently white patch runs between these two colours, from belly and tail, flanking the neck to the sides of crown. Short tail is tipped black. A red fleshy wattle in front of each eye, black-tipped red bill, and the long legs are yellow. In flight, prominent white wing bars formed by the white on the secondary coverts The diet of the lapwing includes ants, beetles, caterpillars and other insects, snails and other invertebrates, mostly picked from the ground. Also a quantity of vegetable matter. Feeds in the day as well as night. In parts of India it is believed that the laying of eggs by the lapwing on high ground was an indication of good rains to come Information Source - Wikipedia#photomaiaindia +Photo Mania India +Walli Werner +Hans-Juergen Werner#WildlifeInTheCity +WILDLIFE in the City curated by +Edith Kukla#birdloversandwildlife#Animalia +Animalia#birdsofindia #beautifulbeautifulbirds #beautifulbirds #birdsinfocus #birdsociety #birdsoftheworld #birdlovers#birdphotography #birdphotographs #birds #bird #amazingbirds #naturelovers #wildlifephotography #wildphotographer #wildlife #nature #birding#birds +BestTopPhotographer#naturephotography #natureandwildlife#BTPBirdPro – +BTP Bird Pro . owned by +Nancy Dempsey ,curated by +Lynn Wiezycki#btpbirdpro +BTP Bird Pro +Rinus Bakker +Nancy Dempsey ,curated by +Lynn Wiezycki#hqspbirds +HQSP Birds curated by +Andy Brown +Dilip Mundkur and +Ian Calland#Birds4All by +Ricky L Jones +Walter Soestbergen (+Birds4All)#birdsgallery +Birds GALLERY +Heinrich Wagner +Susan Wilkinson#hqspbirds +HQSP Birds +Suzi Harr +Mark Rayner +Anja Wessels +Terrie Gray#animalia +Animalia +Adelphe BACHELET +Birds +Bird Poker +Birds in Focus +Birds4All +Beautiful Beautiful Birds +birds View full size (3998x2982)

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