CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae

Thinornis rubricollis  

Hooded Plover (Thinornis rubricollis)
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© Kay Parkin 2011
Bruny Island, TAS (Nov, 2011)

I was pleased to see warning signs and roped off sections on the nesting beaches to protect these birds.

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