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Red-wattled lapwing

Red-wattled lapwing

Red-wattled lapwings are incapable of perching and are typically found close to water.

from wiki: This bird has a noisy nature, with a loud and s...
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Red-wattled lapwings are incapable of perching and are typically found close to water.

from wiki: This bird has a noisy nature, with a loud and scolding -- did-he-do-it call, uttered both in the day and night.

RAW: Z72_8688
Arai hills, Pune
March 2023
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NIKON Z 7_2

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settings

Aperture 710/100 ISO 3600 Shutter 10/12500 Focal Length 4100/10

location

location

Pune, Maharashtra, IN

upload_date

upload_date

Mar, 2023

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clean shot. beautiful

:) Thanks.

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Thank you so much, Joop. :)

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