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Masked Lapwing

 * Reason:Would be known to most Australians as a "Plover". Quality is a bit less than I'd like, which I attribute to either crappy 400D AF or motion blur (the bird is just landing). This pose is excellent for showing the sharp spurs on the wings.
 * Articles this image appears in:Masked Lapwing
 * Creator:Noodle snacks

- no quorum. --jjron (talk) 14:36, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Support as nominator --Noodle snacks (talk) 10:29, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Support. Pretty nice shot, shows head, both sides of wings, feather colouration, good EV - but boy, did you have a stopwatch running on the time limit? ;-) --jjron (talk) 14:33, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Sopport. Good enc.  Spencer T♦C 21:19, 3 March 2009 (UTC)