Picture of the day (18 May 2008):Red-capped plover

[istanbul]

A red-capped plover chick, Charadrius ruficapillus, adopting a camouflaged position that helps it avoid detection by predators such as gulls and crows.
Author: Benjamint444
Camera Details:
Camera: Panasonic FZ30
Lens: Built in 35-420mm

[temi]

Its so cute, it liiks very much like a chicken chick as well

[Cryxellis]

So cute .. was that an endangered species? It was like a chick, nope a duckling I guess