CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae

Thinornis rubricollis  

Hooded Plover (Thinornis rubricollis)
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© Vik Dunis 2016
Marlo, VIC (Jun, 2016)

We were delighted to see nine Hooded Plovers during a walk on beaches near the mouth of the Snowy River.

The black hood on this bird is mottled suggesting that it is a young bird.

Hooded Plover (Thinornis rubricollis)

Hooded Plover

Hooded Plover (Thinornis rubricollis)

Hooded Plover

Hooded Plover (Thinornis rubricollis)

Hooded Plover

Hooded Plover (Thinornis rubricollis)

Hooded Plover

Hooded Plover (Thinornis rubricollis)

Hooded Plover

Hooded Plover (Thinornis rubricollis)

Hooded Plover protecting eggs

Hooded Plover (Thinornis rubricollis)

Hooded Plover eggs

Hooded Plover (Thinornis rubricollis)

The Three Amigos

Hooded Plover (Thinornis rubricollis)

Line dancing

Hooded Plover (Thinornis rubricollis)

Hooded Plover

Hooded Plover (Thinornis rubricollis)

Hooded Plover

Hooded Plover (Thinornis rubricollis)

Hooded Plover

Hooded Plover (Thinornis rubricollis)

Hooded Plover

Hooded Plover (Thinornis rubricollis)

Hooded Plover

Hooded Plover (Thinornis rubricollis)

Hooded Plover

Hooded Plover (Thinornis rubricollis)

Hooded Plover

Hooded Plover (Thinornis rubricollis)

Hooded Plover