Bush Stone-curlew – Burhinus grallarius

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Bush Stone- Curlew, Central Coast of NSW.

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One of three breeding pairs of the Bush Stone-curlews on the Central Coast of N.S.W. They are an endangered species in N.S.W. The juvenile from last year has its back to us.

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One of three breeding pairs of the Bush Stone-curlews on the Central Coast of N.S.W. They are an endangered species in N.S.W. The juvenile from last year has its back to us.

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Their long longs fold back at the knees and they drop down to their bellies.