CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

These guys are pretty paranoid and very noisy when disturbed, making a kind of 'kak-kak-kak' sound. As you can see, they're very watchful. These ones don't like having their pictures taken and moved rapidly away from the camera. You can find out more information about spur-wing plovers at the following sites: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spur-winged_Lapwing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masked_Lapwing http://www.mdavid.com.au/birds/maskedlapwings.shtml http://australianmuseum.net.au/Masked-Lapwing/

These two spur-wing plovers were stalking something in a nearby field. And, I guessed they were catching it, too! They worked apart, competing with the swallows. (See if you can see the swallow in the picture below!) And together. They were a formidable couple But I needed to get much closer <sigh>