a pair of red-wattled lapwing (vanellus indicus) enjoying on the river bank : (pix sanjiv shukla)

red-wattled lapwing vanellus indicus asian large plover wader family charadriidae ground bird loud alarm call pity pairs small groups water nesting camouflaged eggs predators cryptically patterned chicks hiding grass bib black white patch tail red fleshy wattle eye black-tipped bill long legs yellow flight open country ploughed fields grazing land dry beds tanks puddles flocks runs short spurts night vigilant intrusions