A Red Wattled lapwing taking flight in the paddyfields

            A resident wader bird sighted through the year in fields, edges of waterbodies and in the countryside. They are one of the larger lapwings and a full adult is around 35 cms long. They are very easy to id and quite distinctive in plumage, color and patten of flight.

We refer to these as "alarm birds" since they are scream out loud when we get closer to other birds during photography alerting them often. The birds are also a common prey of raptors since they are easy to target and have a predictable flight pattern. They nest on the ground in the fields and the chicks are often targes of Black Kites, Foxes, dogs and even raptors. But they do breed in large numbers and hence sighting a chick isn't hard.

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Taken on: November 6, 2022

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Camera: Canon EOS R5, f/6.3, 1/3200 sec, 700mm, ISO 1250 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS R5
Lens:	EF500mm f/4L IS II USM +1.4x III
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	1/3200 sec
Focal Length:	700mm
ISO:	1250
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 12.0.1 (Windows)
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