Spur-Winged Plover
by Jon Burch Photography
Title
Spur-Winged Plover
Artist
Jon Burch Photography
Medium
Photograph - Digital Capture & Enhancement
Description
The spur-winged lapwing or spur-winged plover (Vanellus spinosus) is a lapwing species, one of a group of largish waders in the family Charadriidae.
It is one of several species of wader supposed to be the "trochilus" bird said by Herodotus to have been involved in an unattested cleaning symbiosis with the Nile crocodile.
These are conspicuous and unmistakable birds. They are medium-large waders with black crown, chest, fore neck stripe and tail. The face, the rest of the neck and belly are white and the wings and back are light brown. The bill and legs are black. Its striking appearance is supplemented by its noisy nature, with a loud did-he-do-it call. The bird's common name refers to a small claw or spur hidden in each of its wings.
Some digital effects were applied to this original image after the photograph was made. No electrons were harmed during the transition. Ordered images will not contain the FAA watermark.
Image made in the Denver, Colorado zoo and copyright 2019 Jon Burch Photography
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May 26th, 2019
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Robert C Paulson Jr
Jon – Beautiful photo. Congratulations on having it Featured. -- L / F. And I'm still Following your artwork. -- 5-27-2019