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Bush Thick-knee

Burhinus grallarius

Photo by Andrea Lim
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Field Notes

Description:

Parents and two babes, keeping their distance. They would stand completely still but if we got too close for comfort they would move stealth-style with babies following. Babies were approx 15-17cm tall. The eggs took about 3 months to hatch.

Habitat:

Open grassland at James Cook University, Cairns QLD

Notes:

My spotting that shows the egg of the Curlew http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/19461189

Reference Links:

Bush Stone-curlew

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PublishedMay 7, 2013

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