Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) while brooding eggs in the nest on the gravel, parents protect the eggs from the heat o

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Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) while brooding eggs in the nest on the gravel, parents protect the eggs from the heat of the sun bathing the feathers of the breast eggs and chicks of Little Ringed Plover ( Charadrius dubius) are an example of mimicry as they are virtually invisible in the nest between the gravel

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Photo credit: © Giovanni Giuseppe Bellani / Alamy / Afripics
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