#Spur-Winged Lapwing

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A new variant has been added!

Spur-winged Lapwing (Vanellus spinosus) © George Edwards

It hatches from abundant, active, aggressive, black, brown, easy, large, noisy, small, striking, urban, vocal, and white eggs.

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[sunnydayaoe]

Back on my bullshit [Wing AU]

[birdblues]

Spur-winged Lapwing

[finshfingers]

I was having the usual dig on Pinterest, and I saw a pair of gorgeous wings someone had made that had ✨spurs✨ and I thought it be cool to draw Crowley with them

(spurs are the claws on his wings, some birds like lapwings and a few species of duck have them for self defence)

I only learnt later that those wings were for a Maleficent cosplay and I had never noticed she had wing spurs 💀

[pixlokita]

does gregory have spurs on his wings? like the spur-winged-lapwing?

(look at where the wrist should be on the bottom wing)

or front claw/fingers like velociraptor wings? or does he have normal wings?

He does now :v love that ✨💖

[fyrefrostanimus]

Le Voices

I have been trying to figure out their designs for months and I think I've finally figured them out.

I really hope this is readable, but I will give little design notes on each of them.

When it came to The Voices overall, I knew I wanted to stick with a few conventions: something small that can stay out of the way of The Hero's view despite being able to see them (because why not? this is the fandom side and I'm not going to be a stickler for accuracy), mostly one color on each of them, and a white marking on some of them if there's something that fits. So little birds really did work. I chose to have some sort of not-black/white color on the, because sometimes The Voices can take control (such as how Voice of the Cheated does in Chapter III onward in The Razor, or Voice of the Smitten decides that if The Damsel isn't alive, no one should be) and it would be nice to have some way of telling just by looking even if you can't see it. So now onto the individuals!

These go from left to right, top row to bottom row.

Voice of the Hero

While I haven't posted my design for The Hero yet some things are settled like the way the feathers are set on the head/chest. The Voice of the Hero has the same features as The Hero and the same eye color since it's almost like his own conscious, but not quite. He's there all the time so it makes sense they have a common design element other than bird.

Voice of the Contrarian

While it's Voice of the Skeptic who actually says "wink" aloud, the actual facial expression definitely matches Voice of the Contrarian more. And a bright, maybe slightly obnoxious yellow is definitely what I think he'd be like.

Voice of the Stubborn

Voice of the Stubborn would not take care of his feathers. They're all roughed up from squabbles, although whether it was with The Princess or the other Voices is up for debate. He has a spur on each of his wings like a lapwing does, and red-orange eyes like his burning will to fight.

Voice of the Smitten

Of course Voice of the Smitten has pink eyes, what other color would have worked? His feathers are in much more rounded shapes than the other Voices. Voice of the Smitten has some markings around his chest area that end up in a heart shape, although they're more like stab wounds referencing how you get from Chapter I to The Damsel.

Voice of the Cold

Voice of the Cold was originally going to have a gray-blue as his eye color (that now belongs to Voice of the Paranoid). But man, seeing the way he's almost proud of the fact he killed someone in at least The Burned Gray just immediately made me decide he was going to have purple instead (I was not kidding when I said his behavior in that specific route reminded me of William Afton). The X marking is the same as The Spectre's.

Voice of the Opportunist

Before anyone asks, the cat ears are on purpose. Brown was chosen as it's a neutral tone: Voice of the Opportunist is almost always neutral before he sucks up to the person he believes has the most power. The markings on his wings resembling the pristine blade are physical representations of his willingness to backstab anyone as soon as he gets the advantage.

Voice of the Cheated

Not really sure I like the red eyes, but honestly The Razor is one of the bloodiest route in the game. And what color is blood? Red. Plus it's one of the two colors the symbols on playing cards can be, and since all the Voices are already completely black minus their markings and eye color, it just leaves red. The Voice of the Cheated has wings where the feathers almost look like they were cut short with a knife.

Voice of the Broken

Voice of the Hunted originally was going to have the broken wing, before I slapped myself after remembering VOICE OF THE BROKEN literally exists. While Voice of the Hero has neutral white eyes to match The Hero and Voice of the Opportunist has neutral brown eyes because he can't pick a side until he sees who has power, Voice of the Broken has gray eyes because whatever color was there was beaten out of him just like his wing was broken.

Voice of the Hunted

Green eyes because nature, let's get that out of the way. Voice of the Hunted's feathers are shorter, and almost more natural-looking. He's prey, and the bite mark on his neck isn't going to let anyone forget that.

Voice of the Skeptic

I didn't know why I gave Voice of the Skeptic blue eyes at first, but he keeps a really cool head even when under pressure. And blue is a cool color. It's just brighter to contrast with Voice of the Paranoid. Voice of the Skeptic has a constant raised eyebrow expression.

Voice of the Paranoid

There wasn't much to Voice of the Paranoid when I first sketched him, but the frazzled-looking feathers stuck. He doesn't need a marking when he constantly looks spooked.

[howmanyholesinswisscheese]

do u have a favorite bird? idk if you're a bird person or not but I find people often have a soft spot for a random bird

Ooohhhhh okay so to anyone familiar with this bird, this is going to sound absurd, but...

This is a Masked Lapwing (also called a Plover or Spur-Winged Plover). They're super common where I live (Australia) and I also know they see them a lot in New Zealand.

They're known, among many things, to be incredibly territorial. Like. Some people I know are so scared of them that they cross the road to get away from them. They're like magpies, but with less stealth and added war cries.

I for one think they're beautiful.

Thank you for the ask <3 How about you, do you have a favorite bird?

[supremebirdbracket]

The shiny and the wattled.

Northern lapwings live in much of the Palearctic, residing in fields and mud flats. They are highly migratory, wintering as far south as North Africa and northern India and breeding father north. They mostly eat the stubble of sugar beets, but also eat invertebrates, small fish, and seeds. Chicks especially need to eat invertebrates. These birds are aggressive in defense of their nests, willing to attack harriers and even large livestock that come too close. The northern lapwing is the Republic of Ireland’s national bird. These lapwings are considered Near Threatened due to overuse of agricultural land and draining of wetlands, which threaten breeding habitat.

Masked lapwings live in the northern and eastern parts of Australia, preferring open areas on the edges of wetlands. While not actually plovers, they may also be called spur-winged plovers in reference to the spurs on the carpal joints of their wings. They feed on worms and insects on the ground. These birds have a tendency to nest wherever they feel like it (such as in suburban gardens, or even in parking lots or flat rooftops) and refusing to reconsider, and parent lapwings fiercely defend these nests.

[hungry-skeleton]

Sorry for all the Pokemon posting today but I'm still mad we haven't gotten an Australian Pokemon region yet like that is Weird Animal Central™ imagine the possibilities:

Poison type platypus

Dark type drop bear

BILBY POKEMON

An actual kangaroo

A cartoony soldier emu to reference The Great Emu War

A poison type masked lapwing (bird that has spurs on it's wings that are incorrectly believed to be poisonous)

More spiders

A tasmanian devil

Bunyip??

Legendary/mythical based on the rainbow serpent

DINGO..

[dyingworld]

spur-winged lapwing | Vanellus spinosus

[egglygreg]

Riverland, SA- in the video you can hear a masked lapwing (plover that has wing spurs and swoops people) at the start, corellas (cockatoo species), and a whistling kite (hawk) at the end

[squawkoverflow]

A new variant has been added!

Spur-winged Lapwing (Vanellus spinosus) © Charles Whymper

It hatches from abundant, active, aggressive, black, brown, easy, large, noisy, small, striking, urban, vocal, and white eggs.

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[amir2000photography]

Spur winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus #spurwinged at Ariel Sharon Park, a former landfill turned into a green oasis in Tel Aviv. #summer #birds #nature #landscape #photo #photography #canon #eos5dmarkiv #telaviv #Israel 😎

[a-loving-nature]

The Facts About Lonely Soldier Lapwings

DESCRIPTION

Class: birds

INFORMATION SHEET

Averageweight: 230 to 400g Way of life: alone, in a couple, or in a group Food: Insects, earthworms, mollusks Breeding: All year sexual maturity: 1 year Pregnancy: Hatching 28 to 30 days

PARTICULARITY

Photo by Ramlee Ibrahim on Unsplash Morphological characteristics Soldier lapwings have almost entirely white underparts, contrasting with the wings and back which are plain olive-brown, and the crown which is black. The face is covered with long yellow wattles which form a characteristic mask. The wings are equipped with a spur at each wrist. This spur is yellow with a black tip. Geographic distribution It is endemic to Indonesia, New Guinea, and Australia where it is found in the north, east, and south. Habitat Soldier lapwings frequent a wide variety of open habitats. However, they prefer those with short grass, whether natural or cultivated. They are therefore found primarily in pastures, fallow land, airports, and at the edge of many kinds of wet habitats such as temporary reservoirs, water holes, lakes, and lagoons. They are never very far from the water. Soldier lapwings can also be seen in sheltered coastal areas. They are pretty common in urban areas where they readily occupy parks, playgrounds and roads provided these are provided with grass. Diet Soldier lapwings feed mainly on insects, earthworms, and spiders. They also catch mollusks, and crustaceans and they take seeds and leaves. Social structure These birds may choose to be solitary, to live in couples, or to congregate in small, loose groups. When there are eggs or newly hatched chicks in the nest, the Soldier Lapwing will defend the territory with great determination. The adults make a swift lunge at the intruder and may even pretend that one of their wings is damaged in order to distract the potential threat and draw it away from the nest. There are not many contacts. In most cases, these activities stop as soon as the chicks are able to move around on their own. Instead of protecting the actual nest itself, the parents guard much larger territories around the young. The Soldier Lapwing is accustomed to the presence of humans and can therefore survive being in close proximity to them when they live in metropolitan environments. On the other hand, he is apprehensive of other people and will not tolerate an approach that is too detailed. see also: Barn Owls Facts, Everything You Need Know About Barn Owls Read the full article

[susieq4522020]

Just me & Jenny this morning but we had the company of the butcherbirds, a spur-winged lapwing, a duck and magpies! #walkingthewhitewolf #pastoremaremmanoabruzzese #tripawdscommunity #jennymaremma #jeudi #greybutcherbird #bennyandjoon #spurwingedlapwing #duck #louveblanche #lupabianca https://www.instagram.com/p/ChbtN-iP48H/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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From left to right: Pied plover, Blacksmith plover, Spur-winged lapwing