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Banded lapwing        Images © Mark A. Chappell

Banded lapwings occur sparsely in arid inland Australia, and can be frustratingly hard to find for visiting birders anxious to add to their life lists. This one is protecting its nest, located on bare, open ground on a research station north of Broken Hill, New South Wales.

  • Nikon F3, 400mm f5.6 EDIF, Kodachrome 64 (1988)