Curlew - Near the Nest
This is the other curlew of the nesting pair at Ferny Grove railway
station. I wandered around into the other carpark and got to within
about a metre or so from her.
Common Names: Bush Stone Curlew, Southern Stone-curlew, Bush Curlew, Bush Thicknee, Willaroo, Weeloo
Scientific Name: Burhinus grallarius
Habitat & Range: Open forest, plains and paddocks throughout Australia.
See where this picture was taken.
View all photos taken: Wednesday, 20th September 2006, This photo: 8:17am
Lucky you to get so close. Beautiful bird and a lovely shot
Thanks Alexandra. I wasn't sure how close I could get, didn't want to push it further and distress the little guys.
fantastic close up shot!!
wonderful image. it does match the colour of it's surroundings.
They're obviously aware of their colouring, at least they seem to pick areas to inhabit that are very similar. It's a bit unusual finding ground nesting birds in the suburbs, I'm surprised one of the local cats hasn't tried to have a go at them yet - maybe they're just too large a target...
what an interesting bird !
It is indeed :)
Binjy posted this link on one of the other photos: amonline.net.au/factsheets/curlew.htm
rel1807 They're definitely interesting, that's for sure.