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Beach Stone-curlew (12/17)
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae
Esacus magnirostris
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© Geoff Walker 2009
Cairns, QLD (Oct, 2009)
- Total Photos17
- Larry5 [5]
- Vik5 [5]
- Geoff4 [4]
- Kay3 [3]
The stone-curlew happily dismembered the crab limb by limb, eating each one and then it broke the body open and ate that as well. Amazing to watch.
Beach Stone-curlew catching a crab
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Ostrich imitation.
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