blacksmith lapwing, birds

The traditional terms plover, lapwing, and dotterel were coined long before modern understandings of the relationships between different groups of birds emerged: in consequence, several of the lapwings (subfamily Vanellinae) are still called "plovers", and the reverse also applies.

Direction Walk 5.22 km or 78 mins south east from last photo
Location Jinja, East Africa, Uganda, Africa
Info F 10.0 1/400 ISO 200 with Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
Country Uganda State East Africa
City Jinja Near River Nile
Continent Africa Day Jinja
Activity Samuka Island Boat Ride Tour GAP (Great Adventure People)
Date 2007:09:23 11:46:53 Make Canon
Model Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi Width 1055
Height 791 Flash Off, Did not fire
Focal 300.0 mm Exposure 1/400
F Number 10.0 ISO 200
White Bal. Auto Program Aperture-priority AE
Compensation 0 Hyperfocal 484.76 m
Latitude 0.402155555555556 Longitude 33.2752583333333
Altitude 72.28554502 m File Size 544 kB
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