CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae

Burhinus grallarius  

Bush Stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius)
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© Geoff Walker 2012
Cairns, QLD (Aug, 2012)

Bush Stone-curlews sound prehistoric at night and look prehistoric in the day.

Bush Stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius)

Bush Stone-curlew

Bush Stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius)

Bush Stone-curlew on Nest

Bush Stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius)

Bush Stone-curlew

Bush Stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius)

Bush Stone-curlew

Bush Stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius)

Bush Stone-curlew

Bush Stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius)

Bush Stone-curlew

Bush Stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius)

Bush Stone-curlew sitting on egg

Bush Stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius)

Bush Stone-curlew

Bush Stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius)

Bush Stone-curlew

Bush Stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius)

Bush Stone-curlew

Bush Stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius)

Poetry in slow motion

Bush Stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius)

Bush Stone-curlew

Bush Stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius)

Bush Stone-curlew

Bush Stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius)

Bush Stone-curlew

Bush Stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius)

Bush Stone-curlew

Bush Stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius)

Bush Stone-curlew

Bush Stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius)

Bush Stone-curlew

Bush Stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius)

Bush Stone-curlew

Bush Stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius)

Bush Stone-curlew

Bush Stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius)

Bush Stone-curlew

Bush Stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius)

Bush Stone-curlew

Bush Stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius)

Bush Stone-curlew chick