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blacksmith lapwing

  1. Blacksmith Lapwing

    Blacksmith Lapwing

    Dark red eye, barely visible, it gets its name from its alarm call which sounds like the pounding of a blacksmith's hammer on an anvil. They are fairly common and widespread throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. Males and females are similar. Sometimes called Blacksmith Plover and formerly included in...
    • jmorlan
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    • blacksmith lapwing eastern cape south africa vanellus armatus
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    • Category: Africa
  2. Blacksmith Lapwing

    Blacksmith Lapwing

    It gets its name from its alarm call which sounds like the pounding of a blacksmith's hammer on an anvil. They are fairly common and widespread throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. Males and females are similar. Sometimes called Blacksmith Plover and formerly included in the genus "Hoplopterus."
    • jmorlan
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    • blacksmith lapwing namibia vanellus armatus
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Africa
  3. Blacksmith Lapwing

    Blacksmith Lapwing

    Blacksmith Lapwing
    • noelcmn
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    • blacksmith lapwing johannesburg zoo lake
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Africa
  4. Blacksmith Lapwing

    Blacksmith Lapwing

    These guys get their name from the metallic 'tink' sound they make, which resembles a blacksmith hitting a piece of metal
    • the_kenyanbirder
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    • blacksmith lapwing tanzania vanellus armatus
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Africa
  5. Blacksmith lapwing

    Blacksmith lapwing

    • Imageinnovator
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    • blacksmith lapwing botswana vanellus armatus
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Africa
  6. Blacksmith Lapwing

    Blacksmith Lapwing

    • volker sthamer
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    • blacksmith lapwing tanzania vanellus armatus
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: Africa
  7. Blacksmith Lapwing

    Blacksmith Lapwing

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    • volker sthamer
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    • arusha national park blacksmith lapwing tanzania vanellus armatus
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Africa
  8. Blacksmith Lapwing

    Blacksmith Lapwing

    formerly Plover; common, noisy , aggressive but striking in the late afternoon sun
    • max1
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    • blacksmith lapwing vanellus armatus
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Africa
  9. Blacksmith Lapwings

    Blacksmith Lapwings

    • peterday
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    • blacksmith lapwing vanellus armatus
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: Africa
  10. Blacksmith Lapwing

    Blacksmith Lapwing

    Very common throughout our trip.
    • peterday
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    • blacksmith lapwing vanellus armatus
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: Africa
  11. blacksmith lapwing

    blacksmith lapwing

    • bievreJJ
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    • blacksmith lapwing vanellus armatus
    • Comments: 17
    • Category: Africa
  12. Blacksmith Lapwing

    Blacksmith Lapwing

    • mikemik
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    • blacksmith lapwing vanellus armatus
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Africa
  13. Blacksmith Lapwing

    Blacksmith Lapwing

    • mikemik
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    • blacksmith lapwing vanellus armatus
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Africa
  14. Vanellus in blacksmith apron

    Vanellus in blacksmith apron

    Nearing the end of my postables from the third-last day of the ZA trip. Today's three are the last ones I gave titles starting with V. Just a few days of W's and Y's left after this, then on to the day I got my best shots. But meanwhile ... I think this was the best shot I got of a Blacksmith...
    • Doc Duck
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    • blacksmith lapwing vanellus armatus
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Africa
  15. Blacksmith Lapwing

    Blacksmith Lapwing

    I may have a closer shot of a Blacksmith Lapwing from later in the trip, but if so haven't got to it yet in my editing. We also saw two other lifer Lapwing species later in the trip. Got pics of both of those two, if I recall correctly.
    • Doc Duck
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    • blacksmith lapwing vanellus armatus
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Africa
  16. African Wattled Lapwing

    African Wattled Lapwing

    Blacksmith lapwing photographed at Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens during the Sasol Bird Fair 2015. Photo licensed under Creative Commons Attribution
    • Tugees
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    • africa blacksmith lapwing
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    • Category: Africa
  17. Blacksmith Lapwing

    Blacksmith Lapwing

    Blacksmith lapwing photographed at Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens during the Sasol Bird Fair 2015. Photo licenced under CC BY-SA
    • Tugees
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    • blacksmith lapwing vanellus armatus
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Africa
  18. Blacksmith Plover

    Blacksmith Plover

    • bobthebirder
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    • blacksmith lapwing blacksmith plover port elizabeth vanellus armatus
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Africa
  19. Blacksmith Lapwing

    Blacksmith Lapwing

    • Neil
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    • blacksmith lapwing
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    • Category: Africa
  20. Blacksmith Lapwing

    Blacksmith Lapwing

    Photographed at Stranfontein Sewage Farm, cape Town
    • Reader
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    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Africa
  21. Blacksmith Lapwing (plover)

    Blacksmith Lapwing (plover)

    • Neil
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    • Category: Africa
  22. Blacksmith Lapwing

    Blacksmith Lapwing

    a.k.a Blacksmith Plover -an elegant lapwing common around the Rift Valley lakes.
    • Steve G
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    • blacksmith lapwing
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Africa
  23. Blacksmith Lapwing

    Blacksmith Lapwing

    • barty63
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    • blacksmith lapwing
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    • Category: Africa
  24. Blacksmith Lapwing TANZ SER

    Blacksmith Lapwing TANZ SER

    I photographed this bird at a small wetland in the middle of the Serengeti plains.
    • rdavis
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    • blacksmith lapwing serengeti national park tanzania
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Africa
  25. Blacksmith Lapwing

    Blacksmith Lapwing

    Juvenile Blacksmith Lapwing
    • Max Holdt
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    • blacksmith lapwing
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Africa
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