#stonecurlew

[artmagenta]

The great stone-curlew or great thick-knee (Esacus recurvirostris) is a large wader which is a resident breeder in tropical southern Asia from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh into South-east Asia. #stonecurlew #artmagenta #birds #birding #birds_captures #birdselite #wildlife #fågel #nuts_about_birds #nature_worldwide_birds #art_spotlight #birdlovers #total_birds #instagood #birdplanet #bb_of_ig #animallovers #birdlove #birdoftheday #artofinstagram #artistoninstagram #vogel #birdsketching #birdsofinstagram #birdpainting #arts_gallery #birdlife #perfect_birds #birds_illife https://www.instagram.com/p/CTztz2fqfOF/?utm_medium=tumblr

[wildpix]

When you're working nights and you're trying to catch a final bit of shut-eye. A Bush Stone-curlew, active at night, it's eerie whistling call often heard piercing the dark. Remains frozen amongst leaf-litter, twigs and bark in dappled shade during the day.

[a-disaster-piece]

#ShorebirdSunday...An interesting behaviour that many shorebirds use, which never ceases to amaze & entertain, is feigning (faking) an injury in order to distract potential predators away from nests or chicks. But why would they do this? Think about it this way…if you were really hungry & could either swipe a french fry or a burger easily, you're probably going to choose the burger, right?! That's how natural predators see it — rather than go for the small-fry of an egg or chick, it'd be better to grab a nice, big, juicy meal of an adult bird, especially if it's hurt & easier to catch than usual. But then…our cunning adult bird gives up the charade & quickly flies or runs away, leaving the predator surprised, plus far enough away, & not remembering where those consolation prizes of camouflaged eggs or chicks are anyway. Cheeky & clever! #shorebirds #waders #thickknee #dikkop #stonecurlew #burhinidae #wings #plumage #feathers #birdbehaviour #scicomm #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdtherapy #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #dunes #ShareTheShores #ThinkBeachBirds (at Lookout Beach Plettenberg Bay) https://www.instagram.com/p/CB_aLPRgJcG/?igshid=127irbmhb6rdt

[hamoudablog]

Beach Stone-curlew by Adam Blyth Beach Stone-curlew Esacus magnirostris September 28th, 2019 East Point, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Canon EF 600mm f4L IS II USM lens Canon EF 1.4x III Extender A bird I have wanted to photograph for years - the ridiculous Beach Stone-curlew! I was optimistic we would come across them on our trip to Darwin, but they proved to be quite a challenge to locate or get near enough for nice images. On the very last morning of our trip, we headed to East Point looking for Doves & Scrubfowl to photograph. As the sun began to get higher in the sky, I wandered down to a rocky section of coastline where I spotted this beauty on the rocks. I'd read that these birds could be somewhat inquisitive, but I was not prepared for how curios this particular bird was! As soon as I saw it on the rocky shoreline, I crouched down trying to find a spot to lay flat. As soon as I was at eye level with this bird, it immediately came right up to me - so close that it was within the minimum focal length of my gear. Thankfully I managed a decent portrait before it got too close! A brilliant way to end a very memorable trip up North. https://flic.kr/p/2hPuUVg

[chrislgodden]

#dikkop #stonecurlew #camouflage #birdkingdom #birdsofinstagram #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #featheredfriends #feather_perfection #feather_features #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #birdspotting #canonphotography #strandfonteinbirdingarea #falsebaynationalpark

[25kawazu]

… ちょっと休憩 #stonecurlew #bushstonecurlew #オーストラリアイシチドリ #canon #eoskissx5 (キャンベルタウン野鳥の森) https://www.instagram.com/p/Byq1GSFhmqr/?igshid=9hiremihtguu

[nunoxaviermoreira]

Alcaravão / Stone Curlew by anacm.silva Taken very early in the morning... before sunrise. Belchite - Spain https://flic.kr/p/29jWtMu

[zabeehafaque]

उसकी कत्थई आँखों में हैं जंतर मंतर सब चाक़ू वाक़ू, छुरियां वुरियां, ख़ंजर वंजर सब . जिस दिन से तुम रूठीं,मुझ से, रूठे रूठे हैं चादर वादर, तकिया वकिया, बिस्तर विस्तर सब - राहत इन्दौरी . #StoneCurlew #chambalriver #Chambal #uttarpradesh #Onassignment @rgjourneys #MelaKothi #birdwatching #travellife #Travel #India #Nature #chambalsanctuary #300mm @sonyalphain #madhyapradesh #rahatindori (at National Chambal Gharial Wildlife Sanctuary)

[rurouni-neko]

#stepbacksaturday #bushstonecurlew #bushthickknee #curlew #burhinusgrallarius #burhinusmagnirostris #charadiusgrallarius #stonecurlew #tomlins #townsville #queensland #australia #aussie #townsvilleshines #mobilephotography #catgoesdownunder #wanderingcat #picturenature (at Oaks Gateway on Palmer Townsville)

[fozmeadows]

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This terrifying noise is what happens when you encounter a territorial stone curlew at 3.30am on your walk home from a party. (Actual birb not visible because there was too little light for my iPhone camera to pick it up.) #stonecurlew #bird #birb #birdsaredinosaurs #dinobirb #curlew #straya #wildlife

[wildpix]

A pair of Bush Stone-curlew, in the warm, late afternoon glow, waiting for night to set in so they can haunt the dark with their eerie, high-pitched calls at Dryandra Woodlands

[myrachidh]

Stone Curlew ~ Thick-knee ~ Burhinus senegalensis ~ Oedicnème du Sénégal ~ Aswan, Egypt #StoneCurlew #Curlew #Thick-knee #Burhinus #Burhinussenegalensis ~ #Oedicnème du #Sénégal ~ #Aswan #Egypt (at Aswan, Egypt)

[gotojobin]

Caladrius #Caladrius #Charadrius #Caradrius #Caladres #Kladrius #Icterus #Galgulus #Stonecurlew The Caladrius is a miraculous healing bird, believed to range from Europe to Jerusalem. It is generally believed to have originated from the stone-curlew, with other influences including seagulls, falcons, herons, ibises, owls, and any of a number of plovers (Charadriidae). A caladrius is a waterbird the size of a hen or dove. It has immaculately white plumage, with a long neck, yellow eyes, beak, and legs, and rarely straight goat’s horns. Earlier accounts refer to it as being yellow, while others grant it reddish wings, spots, and a yellow-tinged dark color. It is an unclean bird and must not be eaten. In its simplest form, the caladrius will cure jaundice by returning the stare of a patient who gazes intently at it. This connection to jaundice was inspired by the striking, staring yellow eyes of the stone-curlew. Its dung and the marrow of its thigh-bones will cure blindness. A caladrius knows if a patient will live or die. It will look at someone who will be cured, and look away from someone doomed to die. Sometimes all it takes to be cured is touching the caladrius. The caladrius touches its beak to the patient’s mouth, taking disease and sickness into itself, and flies into the sky, where the sun burns the illness into oblivion. This equates the pure and flawless caladrius with Christ, as it looks at and heals the faithful, granting them life, taking sins away in the process. The caladrius was iconographically represented in the role of a healer, sitting on the bedstead of a sick person and either looking to or away from the patient. It was often kept in the court of kings for its curative powers. The sale of live caladrius was a potentially lucrative business, but merchants had to hide their specimens to avoid having people come in to see them and get cured for free.

[hpwhovianyt]

Pretty australian birds #bird #australia #oz #stonecurlew #melbourne #travel #wildlife #nature #wanderlust #outdoors

[hamoudablog]

Beach Stone-curlew by Adam Blyth Beach Stone-curlew Esacus magnirostris September 28th, 2019 East Point, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Canon EF 600mm f4L IS II USM lens Canon EF 1.4x III Extender A bird I have wanted to photograph for years - the ridiculous Beach Stone-curlew! I was optimistic we would come across them on our trip to Darwin, but they proved to be quite a challenge to locate or get near enough for nice images. On the very last morning of our trip, we headed to East Point looking for Doves & Scrubfowl to photograph. As the sun began to get higher in the sky, I wandered down to a rocky section of coastline where I spotted this beauty on the rocks. I'd read that these birds could be somewhat inquisitive, but I was not prepared for how curios this particular bird was! As soon as I saw it on the rocky shoreline, I crouched down trying to find a spot to lay flat. As soon as I was at eye level with this bird, it immediately came right up to me - so close that it was within the minimum focal length of my gear. Thankfully I managed a decent portrait before it got too close! A brilliant way to end a very memorable trip up North.. Original: https://www.flickr.com/photos/28562920@N02/49107917297

[25kawazu]

… 夫婦とか親子とか。 モモイロちゃん、ぶら～んて楽しそう。 #stonecurlew #cockatoo #parrot #bushstonecurlew #redtailedblackcockatoo #galah #superbparrot #オーストラリアイシチドリ #アカオクロオウム #モモイロインコ #ミカヅキインコ #キャンベルタウン野鳥の森 (キャンベルタウン野鳥の森) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByMxcTbF33P/?igshid=x86cjt74p0ql