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 Wet Land of Tista River
Jalpaiguri District
Indian State of West Bengal (North)
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Nikon D7100 With Sigma 150-500mm@500mm
F/8_1/1600_ISO 400
The Northern Lapwing (Vanellus Vanellus), also known as the Peewit, Pewit, Tuit or Tew-it (imitative of its cry), green plover (emphasising the colour of the plumage) orv just lapwing (which refers to its peculiar, erratic way of flying).
It is highly migratory over most of its extensive range, wintering further south as far as North Africa, Northern India, Pakisthan and parts of China. It migrates mainly by day, often in large flocks. In winter, it forms huge flocks on open land, particularly mud-flats.
The bird referred to in English translations of Ovid's Metamorphoses, as Lapwing is probably the northern lapwing. Tereus is turned into an epops; Ovid presumably had the hoopoe in mind, whose crest indicates his royal status and whose long, sharp beak is a symbol of his violent nature._ _ _ Wiki Info. S Chakraborty ARPS
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