CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae

Esacus magnirostris  

Beach Stone-curlew (Esacus magnirostris)
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© Vik Dunis 2008
Wangetti Beach, QLD (Dec, 2008)

Found some more. Stopped beside the highway to photograph an Osprey and discovered three Beach Stone-curlews on an isolated little beach below the road.

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

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

Beach Stone-curlew (Esacus magnirostris)

Ostrich imitation.

Beach Stone-curlew (Esacus magnirostris)

Gotcha

Beach Stone-curlew (Esacus magnirostris)

To the Victor belongs the spoils

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

Beach Stone-curlew (Esacus magnirostris)

Beach Stone-curlew