Title

Northern Lapwing

Caption

Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) adult, breeding plumage, in flight, mobbing Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) adult, in marshland habitat, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

Nov 06, 2014

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Paul Sawer

Reference

BRK22F31_256

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,9Mb (18,0Mb) / 17,7in x 11,8in / 5315 x 3546 (300dpi)

Keywords

2 Ardea cinerea Ardeinae Aves Bird Birds British Charadriiformes Ciconiiformes Defensive attitude Europe Gray heron Green plover Grey heron Grey herons Lapwing Marsh habitat No People North Europe Northern Europe Northern Lapwing Northern lapwing Northern lapwings Peewit Pelecaniformes Suffolk Vanellus Vanellus vanellus adult adult animal adult animals aggression aggressions aggressive alternate plumage animal animal behavior animal behaviour animals animals in the wild attack position behavior behaviour belligerent bird photography boggy breeding dress breeding plumage breeding season breeding time defence defense deserted empty fauna flight flights fly flying habitat herons in flight in the air marsh area marshland marshy mating behavior mating behaviour mating period mating season mating time mature matures mid air mid-adult woman mid-adult women move movement movements moving muddy natural environment natural environments natural habitat no one nobody nuptial plumage out outdoor outdoors outside rutting season social behavior social behaviour social behaviours summer summery swamp swamps swampy two uninhabited wetland wetlands wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography Ardeidae Charadriid Charadriidae Charadriids England Heron Herons aquatic bird defenses north posture postures shorebird wader wading bird wading birds water bird water birds waterfowl Great Britain UK United Kingdom defend defending protect protecting protective