Curlew
Sep 28, 2020 03:39:36 #
mtcoothaman
Loc: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
A curlew in our garden early this morning. This is heavily cropped as they ( there were 3 ) kept retreating. During the night they scream out - hence our kids call them the "scary birds ".
Sep 28, 2020 04:16:28 #
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Sep 28, 2020 07:54:51 #
Sep 28, 2020 08:04:37 #
Nice shot of the bush stone curlew! Didn't know they made that screeching sound. American curlews are shore birds with long, thin, down-curved beaks.
Sep 28, 2020 08:58:52 #
mtcoothaman wrote:
A curlew in our garden early this morning. This is heavily cropped as they ( there were 3 ) kept retreating. During the night they scream out - hence our kids call them the "scary birds ".
Pretty bird, nice pic...
Sep 28, 2020 13:58:53 #
Sep 28, 2020 16:54:17 #
mtcoothaman
Loc: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
capmike wrote:
Looks like a Thick-knee
You are right. According to my bird books they are known variously as Bush-Stone Curlew or Bush Thick Knee. They inhabit much of Australia, mainly grassy areas and not sandy desert.
Sep 28, 2020 18:49:44 #
mtcoothaman
Loc: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
mtcoothaman wrote:
You are right. According to my bird books they are known variously as Bush-Stone Curlew or Bush Thick Knee. They inhabit much of Australia, mainly grassy areas and not sandy desert.
A couple more of our friends this morning.
Sep 29, 2020 09:26:50 #
Sep 29, 2020 16:36:58 #
mtcoothaman
Loc: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Thanks all for the positive responses.
As I type this at 6.30 am I can hear screeching in the background- probably from the park along the local creek about 100m away.
As I type this at 6.30 am I can hear screeching in the background- probably from the park along the local creek about 100m away.
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