"3 Muskateers"

Posted by Elsabe (Johannesburg - Fourways, South Africa) on 9 February 2012 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.

At times we see up to fifteen crowned lapwings in our garden.They prefer short grassland and bare open areas.
When you get too close to them they give a shreek, shreek call and fly off.
My aim was to catch them in flight, but easier said than done. While I was sitting patiently and watching them I noticed these 3 standing like soldiers protecting their domain.

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