![Bird [A-Z] List](../../../../glob/navh.jpg "Bird [A-Z] List")
Geoff's Gallery: Beach Stone-curlew (1/4)
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae
Esacus magnirostris
click photo for larger image
© Geoff Walker 2009
Mossman, QLD (Sep, 2009)
Following some advice from a local aboriginal about a big bird on the beach, I eventually found this Beach Stone-curlew north of Mossman.
Beach Stone-curlew
Ostrich imitation.
Gotcha
To the Victor belongs the spoils