Tag: masked lapwing
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All the lapwings are called John
A lone female masked lapwing ( Vanellus miles, also: plover, bloody plover, melted cheese face) haunts the Blue Mountains Bushwalk exhibit at Taronga Zoo. Over 18-months of regular visits to the enclosure, we have developed a kind of kinship with John. One of the volunteers told us that all the masked lapwings are called John Travolta…
PRECARIOUS BIRDS 