Red-capped Plover (Charadrius ruficapillus) at nest

Living on the Edge - A female Red-capped Plover tends her eggs in a nest built on the edge of a dirt road. Yes, that's a tyre tread mark only a few inches away!

File Name: 2007-08-08_0834   Date/Time: 2007-08-08
Location: Yandaran/Littabella/Miara area, Queensland, Australia.