red-wattled lapwing (vanellus indicus) sitting by the lake : (pix sanjiv shukla)

red-wattled lapwing vanellus indicus asian large plover wader family charadriidae ground bird ground 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 red bill long legs yellow flight open country ploughed fields grazing land dry beds tanks puddles flocks runs short spurts night vigilant intrusions