Thursday 4 July 2013

Lapwings

With such a prolonged cold winter, everything is very late this year by several weeks. So, I was surprised to see that this hadn't affected the Lapwings on The Outer Hebrides. Most of them had bred and had numbers of chicks running around. It's amazing how independent these chicks are as they wander well away from their parents, who do a great job of guarding them. Any potential predator is quickly spotted and relentlessly chased away. The iridescent colours on the adults are stunning at this time of year.


bird, nature, wildlife

bird, nature, wildlife

bird, nature, wildlife

bird, nature, wildlife

bird, nature, wildlife

bird, nature, wildlife

bird, nature, wildlife

2 comments:

Annula Fotografie said...

Steve this is for me a very well known I hear him / her here daily for the lens, but as beautiful as you TOPPPPPPPPP
If only it were true!!

grt,
Annie
http://anniezon.blogspot.nl/

Linda said...

Such gorgeous shots, superb poses and framing, lovely story as well!!** greetings

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