I will have two joint supervisors, one from the university and one from Birds Australia. My honours research will focus on two species of shorebird, the Hooded Plover and the Red Cap Plover (unless something happens and my project changes). They are both quite cute little species of bird and I'm sure I will enjoy spending my time on a beach somewhere with them.
So everyone, say hello to my new little friends:
The Hooded Plover
And the Red Cap Plover
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Are these swooping plovers?
If they are, I can't actually think of anything much worse to be studying!
No the swoopers are the masked plovers like the ones at home. At least I think that they are.
I don't think they are - I'm patiently waiting until next week to talk to a guy that has been studying these species.
Are they plovers or 'lapwings'? cause Rachel insists on calling the masked plovers we get round here masked 'lapwings'. I don't know why, but she does.
Because that is their official 'common'name, but commonly they are referred to as plovers.
These ones are officially plovers.
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