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Curlews - Family: Burhinidae
22 images - Bush Stone-curlew & Beach Stone-curlew.

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Lesley Bray > Finally have a decent photo of one of the curlews that hang in our street. They walk between my house and the house two doors up. This one is sitting in a nest in the front garden of the middle house. Bush Stone-curlew, Burhinus grallarius, at Victoria Point, Redland, Queensland, Australia. Photographed September 2012 - © 2012 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.
Finally have a decent photo of one of the curlews that hang in our str ...
Lesley Bray > Both male and female parents sit on the nest. I was lucky enough to check the nest at change of shift. These are the eggs. Bush Stone-curlew Eggs, Burhinus grallarius, at Victoria Point, Redland, Queensland, Australia. Photographed September 2012 - © 2012 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.
Both male and female parents sit on the nest. I was lucky enough to c ...
Lesley Bray > Bush Stone-curlew, Burhinus grallarius, at Victoria Point, Redland, Queensland, Australia. Photographed September 2012 - © 2012 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.
Bush Stone-curlew, Burhinus grallarius, at Victoria Point, Redland, Qu ...
Lesley Bray > Bush Stone-curlew, Burhinus grallarius, and chick at Victoria Point, Redland, Queensland, Australia. Photographed October 2012 - © 2012 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.
Bush Stone-curlew, Burhinus grallarius, and chick at Victoria Point, R ...
Lesley Bray > Bush Stone-curlew, Burhinus grallarius, at Victoria Point, Redland, Queensland, Australia. Photographed October 2012 - © 2012 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.
Bush Stone-curlew, Burhinus grallarius, at Victoria Point, Redland, Qu ...
Lesley Bray > A pair of Bush Stone-curlews, Burhinus grallarius, at Victoria Point, Redland, Queensland, Australia Photographed October 2012 - © 2012 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.
A pair of Bush Stone-curlews, Burhinus grallarius, at Victoria Point, ...
Lesley Bray > Portrait of a Bush Stone-curlew, Burhinus grallarius, at Victoria Point, Redland, Queensland, Australia. Photographed December 2012 - © 2012 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.
Portrait of a Bush Stone-curlew, Burhinus grallarius, at Victoria Poin ...
Lesley Bray > Bush Stone-curlew with chick, Burhinus grallarius, at Victoria Point, Redland, Queensland, Australia. The chick is a few hours old. Photographed December 2012 - © 2012 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.
Bush Stone-curlew with chick, Burhinus grallarius, at Victoria Point, ...
Lesley Bray > Bush Stone-curlew, Burhinus grallarius, with her chick at Victoria Point, Redland, Queensland, Australia. There is another chick tucked up under the fluffed wing. The chicks are a few hours old. Photographed December 2012 - © 2012 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.
Bush Stone-curlew, Burhinus grallarius, with her chick at Victoria Poi ...
Lesley Bray > Four days later, the curlews have moved to another location across the road. Look carefully and you will see the little chick's head peeping out from under the feathers, it's beak is facing towards the parents tail. Not sure at this stage if the second chick is still around. Bush Stone-curlew, Burhinus grallarius, at Victoria Point, Redland, Queensland, Australia. Photographed December 2012 - © 2012 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.
Four days later, the curlews have moved to another location across the ...
Lesley Bray > Returning to garden after searching for insects. Bush Stone-curlew, Burhinus grallarius, at Victoria Point, Redland, Queensland, Australia. Photographed December 2012 - © 2012 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.
Returning to garden after searching for insects. Bush Stone-curlew, B ...
Lesley Bray > Bush Stone-curlew Chick, Burhinus grallarius, at Victoria Point, Redland, Queensland, Australia. Photographed December 2012 - © 2012 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.
Bush Stone-curlew Chick, Burhinus grallarius, at Victoria Point, Redla ...
Lesley Bray > Bush Stone-curlew & Chick, Burhinus grallarius, at Victoria Point, Redland, Queensland, Australia. The is only one chick. I don't want to contemplate what happened to the other one. Photographed December 2012 - © 2012 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.
Bush Stone-curlew & Chick, Burhinus grallarius, at Victoria Point, Red ...
Lesley Bray > Supposed to be 'on watch', other parent and chick are behind him and he keeps a viligent lookout. Bush Stone-curlew, Burhinus grallarius, at Victoria Point, Redland, Queensland, Australia. Photographed December 2012 - © 2012 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.
Supposed to be 'on watch', other parent and chick are behind him and h ...
Lesley Bray > Bush Stone-curlew & Chick, Burhinus grallarius, at Victoria Point, Redland, Queensland, Australia. Photographed December 2012 - © 2012 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.
Bush Stone-curlew & Chick, Burhinus grallarius, at Victoria Point, Red ...
Lesley Bray > Feeling rather pleased with itself - she is protecting her hour old chicks under her wings. After the chicks break through the eggs, the parent eats the egg shell as a calcium supplement. Bush Stone-curlew, Burhinus grallarius, at Victoria Point, Redland, Queensland, Australia. Photographed January 2013 - © 2013 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.
Feeling rather pleased with itself - she is protecting her hour old ch ...
Lesley Bray > You can see some fluffy feathers & upper part of hind leg of the chick if you look carefully at bottom left side of parent bird. Bush Stone-curlew, Burhinus grallarius, at Victoria Point, Redland, Queensland, Australia. Photographed January 2013 - © 2013 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.
You can see some fluffy feathers & upper part of hind leg of the chick ...
Lesley Bray > I love these birds, there is a family of curlews that hang around our street, and I am never able to capture them in a decent photo. I saw this one amongst the bushes at the sanctuary. Bush Stone-curlew, Burhinus grallarius, at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, Fig Tree Pocket, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Photographed April 2012 - © 2012 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.
I love these birds, there is a family of curlews that hang around our ...
Lesley Bray > On three different occasions I've arrived at work to find a curlew staring at it's reflection - the bird will not move until the sun sets and the reflection disappears - very strange behaviour. As you can see, the bird usually balances on one leg with the other raised. Bush Stone-curlew, Burhinus grallarius, at Langlands Park, Coorparoo, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Photographed September 2008 - © 2008 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.
On three different occasions I've arrived at work to find a curlew st ...
Lesley Bray > Bush Stone-curlew, Burhinus grallarius, at Langlands Park, Coorparoo, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Photographed July 2008 - © 2008 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.
Bush Stone-curlew, Burhinus grallarius, at Langlands Park, Coorparoo, ...
Lesley Bray > Bush Stone-curlew, Burhinus grallarius, at Langlands Park, Coorparoo, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Photographed July 2008 - © 2008 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.
Bush Stone-curlew, Burhinus grallarius, at Langlands Park, Coorparoo, ...
Lesley Bray > Beach Stone-curlew, Esacus neglectus, at The Territory Wildlife Park, Berry Springs, Northern Territory, Australia. Photographed December 2012 - © 2012 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.
Beach Stone-curlew, Esacus neglectus, at The Territory Wildlife Park, ...
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