Bush Stone-Curlews observing me, as I observe them today on my lunchtime walk around campus.
Bush Stone-Curlews observing me, as I observe them today on my lunchtime walk around campus.
Look up! The sword of Damocles Is hanging over my head And I've got the feeling Someone's gonna be cuttin' the thread Rocky Horror Picture Show - Richard O'Brien #AlphabetChallenge #WeekUforUp #photography #birds #BushStoneCurlew #MagpieLark #doom #nature #wildlife #EastCoastKin
While heading to the office from the carpark this morning, I wandered along the path over Conifer Knoll. There were a lot of Little Corellas feeding, and in a patch of sun, this Bush Stone-Curlew chick.
Standing about 5 inches tall, at a distance it just looked like a miniature adult bird. It was only as I got closer that the fluffy down became apparent.
Today's campus birds started with a small group of three Bush Stone-curlews this morning, and then a family of ducks, some swamphen chicks and a Noisy Miner this afternoon.
A young Grey Butcherbird hassles its parent for food.
An Australian Pelican, stands around looking stately next to the lake.
And one of four Bush Stone-curlews hanging around together this arvo.
A collection of Bush Stone-curlews I saw yesterday at work between the carpark and the office (9 in total, these are just 7 of them).
Ooo, pair of Bush-Stone Curlews paying me a visit at work.
Bonus, listen to their calls on this website. They’ve got a shrieking call that the non-familiar can be very alarmed by, often being mistaken for a woman’s scream. https://birdlife.org.au/bird-profiles/bush-stone-curlew/# #WildOz #BushStoneCurlew
The Bush Stone-curlew chicks have grown but are being very carefully looked after by their parents.
Still very fluffy.
I was also alerted to some freshly hatched Bush Stone-curlew chicks on campus. They're very tiny and super cute, but also quite shy.
Campus birds from the past couple of days.
Of the two Masked Lapwing chicks I found a couple of weeks back, it seems only one remains, but it's healthy looking and foraging for itself.
I also came across a couple of disapproving Bush Stone-Curlews, and this morning, a Pacific Black Duck, perched on a rock in the lake, absorbing the morning sun.
A different pair of Bush Stone-curlews, eye me warily as I take their photo on Friday arvo.
"The morning after the argument."
A pair of Bush Stone-Curlews sitting back to back on a grassy rise in the morning sun.
Some #UQ #birds from the last week or so.
We have a round borb ( #MaskedLapwing ), a #WhiteFacedHeron , a snoozing #BushStoneCurlew and an #AustralianMagpie
A lone Hardhead (dark brown duck with white eyes) was swimming around on the lake yesterday. This morning though, there was a Bush Stone-curlew hiding under a bush, and some Dusky Moorhen chicks learning to forage from their parents.
Our resident Swamp Wallaby was in the front yard this morning :)
Then at work, I saw a Bush Stone-Curlew sunning itself, and a couple of baby Masked Lapwings (probably a day or two old).
One of two Welcome Swallows I encountered on the new bridge on the main lake at UQ, two resting Bush Stone-curlews in the Women's College carpark, and a mossy turtle with duck escorts.
There were two Bush Stone-curlews at the carpark this morning, and this one looked particularly surprised.
Also, a Pacific Black Duck, not at all perturbed by the algae on the wetlands portion of the lake at work.
Portrait of a Bush Stone-curlew.
Spotted next to the carpark at work as I was leaving for the day.
Took the camera to work today (the last work day of the year). Met a family of Bush Stone-curlews, and a Little Corella that was down by the lake thinking about having a drink.