Glen, That Masked Lapwing is a very interesting looking bird and it looks to be a large bird too; I bet that beak could do some damage! It's so nice that the lawn man mows around them so as not to disturb the nest too much. How sad that they can be hit and killed by vehicles on the roadway.
~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt!
~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot!