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Lakescape - 686
aloktewari

Lakescape - 686 (Vanellus duvaucelii, Vanellus indicus)

Lakescape - 686

A mixed group of
River Lapwings and
Red-wattled Lapwings ...

On Baddi River bed ...
... a habitat both
love to use as
nesting niche ...

there was a plenty of
drama here ...
both ... intra and
interspecies ...
interaction
involving dives ...
threats and displays

River Lapwing is a
Near Threatened
species ...

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Vanellus duvaucelii
Vanellus indicus

Baddi River
Himachal Pradesh
Himalayan Foothills
India.
10 June 2013
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Habitat
River bed with Shingle
Location
Baddi River and Industrial Township, Himachal Pradesh, Himalayan Foothills, India
Date taken
10.06.2013
Scientific name
Vanellus duvaucelii, Vanellus indicus
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bievreJJ
wow!! I would already be happy to see a single one of these beauties, Alok, superb photo of these two wonderful species, awesome work, many tfs!!
 

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Category
Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Date added
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Comment count
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Image metadata

Device
NIKON COOLPIX P510
Aperture
ƒ/5.9
Focal length
360.0 mm
Exposure time
1/500 second(s)
ISO
220
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
DSCN5107.JPG
File size
1.6 MB
Date taken
Mon, 10 June 2013 9:38 AM
Dimensions
2160px x 1581px

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