Daintree, QLD, Australia.
This is the nominate sub-species, Vanellus miles miles, found across the top of Australia.
Tags: Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles Australian Birds Birds Daintree Queensland QLD Australia kookr
Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles). Iluka, New South Wales, Australia. This bird was shading two eggs from the sun in its typical nesting site - ie out in the open.
Tags: Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles Iluka New South Wales Australia Australian Birds Birds kookr Vanellus novaehollandiae Vanellus novaehollandiae miles Black-shouldered Lapwing
Maria Island National Park, Maria Island, Tasmania, Australia.
Listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Redlist. See the full account here: www.iucnredlist.org/details/144122/0
Tags: Hooded Plover Thinornis rubricollis Thinornis cucullatus Maria Island National Park Maria Island Tasmania Australia kookr status:IUCN=Near threatened
Willandra National Park, NSW, Australia.
Tags: Black-fronted Dotterel Elseyornis melanops Willandra National Park NSW Australia David Cook Wildlife Photography kookr Sony SLT-A33 Sony SAL-70400G © 2011 David Cook Wildlife Photography. All Rights Reserved.
Bowra Station, via Cunnamulla, Queensland, Australia.
Tags: Black-fronted Dotterel Elseyornis melanops Bowra Station Cunnamulla Queensland Australia David Cook Wildlife Photography kookr Sony SLT-A77V Tamron 200-500mm © 2013 David Cook Wildlife Photography. All Rights Reserved.