Marie Read / Masked Lapwing / Plover (Vanellus miles), adult close-up showing its yellow facial wattles. Sydney, Australia, September.

Brent Stephenson / Masked Lapwing / Plover (Vanellus miles miles) on short grass. This is the northern subspecies. Near Cairns, Queensland, Australia, April.

Brent Stephenson / Masked Lapwing / Plover (Vanellus miles miles) foraging in shallow water. This is the northern subspecies. Near Cairns, Queensland, Australia, April.

Brent Stephenson / Masked Lapwing / Plover (Vanellus miles miles) walking in shallow water. This is the northern subspecies. Near Cairns, Queensland, Australia, April.

Pete Oxford / Masked Lapwing / Plover (Vanellus miles) on sand of Moreton Bay, off Queensland Coast.

Steven David Miller / Masked lapwing / plover (Vanellus miles novaehollandiae) chick walking, Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia

Andrew Walmsley / Masked lapwing (Vanellus miles) Sydney Botanic gardens, Australia, August

Dave Watts / Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles) wading in shallow water, Tasmania, Australia

Andrew Parkinson / Masked plover {Vanellus miles novaehollandiae} Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Roger Powell / Masked Plover / Masked Lapwing {Vanellus miles} close up of head, Northern Territory, Australia.

Dave Watts / Masked plover {Vanellus miles} Queensland, Australia

Doug Gimesy / Wildlife rescuer and carer feeding mealworms to an orphan Masked lapwing (Vanellus miles) chick. Rescued after being attacked by a dog. Woy Woy Bay, New South Wales, Australia. December, 2019. Nature...