Blacksmith plover (Vanellus armatus) portrait, Kruger National Park, South Africa

            This species is sometimes called the blacksmith lapwing. The name blacksmith is derived from its vocalisation which allegedly sounds like a blacksmith hammering on an anvil.  
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230mm / 1250th / f9 / iso400

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Taken on: August 25, 2014

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