curlew

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and off it flew to the far side of the mudflats

Sounds like a title for a Dr. Seuss book. But just a factual observation that in spite of the woods being a natural "hide", curlews are wary birds and this one eventually noticed me. Didn't mind kids shouting, dogs barking, bicycles jangling by ... but the click of a shutter and it...

I'd been hearing a curlew making its eery calls at the far side of the mudflats, but couldn't see it from where we were standing. And then we set off on the path headed in the opposite direction. The way we walked, the path runs along the top of a low bluff over the mudflats and later a narrow...

This beautiful Curlew was sitting ontop of an old dry stone wall watching me stumblinmg around in the muddy ground long before I actually saw it. I didnt know it was there until I heard the distinctive call that these birds make. It was about 100 mteres from me and blended well into the backdrop...

Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata

Well Peeps, A great trip down south yesterday, took about 14 hours after stopping off a few times. Drove through some heavy rain and lightning storms last night, but got here by 11.30. I've had a few hours kip, but woke up to some beautiful sunshine. Took several pics on route, so hopefully get...

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