CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae

Esacus magnirostris  

Beach Stone-curlew (Esacus magnirostris)
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© Larry Dunis 2009
Wonga Beach, QLD (May, 2009)

It's not often that you are in the right place at the right time to get a photograph such as this one, a Beach Stone-curlew catching a crab for a feed.

Beach Stone-curlew (Esacus magnirostris)

Beach Stone-curlew catching a crab

Beach Stone-curlew (Esacus magnirostris)

Beach Stone-curlew

Beach Stone-curlew (Esacus magnirostris)

Beach Stone-curlew

Beach Stone-curlew (Esacus magnirostris)

Beach Stone-curlew

Beach Stone-curlew (Esacus magnirostris)

Beach Stone-curlew