102K views · 2.2K reactions | Masked lapwing Bird Protect her eggs in the nest. | Review All Birds | Facebook

25K views · 1.3K reactions | A young Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles) foraging on the shore on the Sunshine Coast in southeast Queensland, Australia. ~Deane. | The Owl & Nature Page | Facebook

Masked lapwing chicks (colloquially known as plovers) are by far the cutest Australian baby birds and it’s easy to see why their Mums and Dads are ready to give you a hard time if you wander to close to the nursery ground. These babies — hatch precocial. “precocial" means that masked lapwing chicks hatch in an extremely advanced state of development compared to many other birds. For lapwings, this looks like: • Fully mobile at hatching – the chicks can walk and run within hours of emerging from

Do you know the Masked Lapwing? They belong to the Charadriidae family originated in Australia which now, for the first time, can be found in the Katandra exhibition to occupy the lower part of the skylight, since they usually stay in the lower areas and near waterways. In this video you can see how care givers release them into their new home in Loro Parque. | Loro Parque

16K views · 231 reactions | Red-wattled lapwing Bird Protect your baby in the nest from the sun | Review Bird Nest | Facebook