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During our walk along the coastline, we unintentionally came close to a nesting pair of plovers. They were very threatening and wouldn't let us pass, so we walked a bit further away via the rocks by the sea so that they weren't so upset.
The Spur-winged plover (Vanellus miles) is so named because it has a sharp, yellow, black-tipped spur on each wing. It is also known as the Masked lapwing and Masked plover. It is a long-legged wading bird with a black head, white belly and yellow facial wattles. Plovers are found Australia-wide. The Spur-winged plover is found mainly in South and Eastern Australia.
Spur-winged plovers are ground-nesting birds, and they usually have two chicks. These birds used to migrate from Australia to Siberia, where they could nest in peace without any predators around. However, they now breed in Australia, and have to constantly defend their chicks against intruders.
Often they threaten intruders by extending their wings and making a loud screeching cry, and they also try to draw potential predators away from the nest by feigning injury.
Farm Bureau Live | Virginia Beach, VA | July 27, 2011
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A wreath is seen at the USS Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Dec. 6, 2016. The Pearl Harbor attack 75 years ago killed 1,177 men on the ship; the ship remains submerged in the harbor where it fell that day. The USS Arizona Memorial was built over, but does not touch, the ship. DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinado.
Farm Bureau Live | Virginia Beach, VA | July 27, 2011
Warped Tour 2011
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Large male Sealions have a lot of aggression and can inflict serious injury when they attack. The Large American woman in the background had went to the cliff to take some photos and when the Beachmaster charged out of the water she was completely cornered. As he lunged towards her the quick thinking and bravery of this guy saved her ass. He used himself as bait to distract the Sealion giving the American enought time to waddle to safety. Respect!