Photo shows the collared Pratincole display for mating / Salah Al Din governorate spring 2012

Collared Pratincole 

one of the breeding birds in open lands in Iraq, it's often seen near water in the evening, hooking for insects. It reside in the warmer parts of Europe, southwest Asia and Africa. In winter migrate to tropical Africa, and return to breeding countrys in spring to proliferation after mating the female lay 2–4 eggs on the ground or between rocks, the parents guarding the chicks after hatching so when anything close up its nest many of collared Pratincoles come and display in its wings to let the Strangers away.

this photo shows the chick of collared Pratincole in the nest between rocks/ Babylon governorate summer 2012

this photo shows the collared Pratincole defend it nest / Babylon governorate summer 2012