CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae

Numenius madagascariensis  

Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis)
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© Kay Parkin 2011
Yorke Peninsula, SA (Jan, 2011)

I counted nearly fifty birds feeding in the mangroves before spectacularly flying off.

Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis)

Eastern Curlew

Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis)

Eastern Curlew

Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis)

Eastern Curlew

Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis)

Eastern Curlew

Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis)

Eastern Curlew

Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis)

Eastern Curlew

Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis)

Eastern Curlew

Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis)

Eastern Curlew

Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis)

Eastern Curlew

Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis)

Eastern Curlew