Had lunch in town today and went for a walk along the esplanade after work. Yeppoon Lagoon (last three photos) is a free resort style water park operated by the council. The Curlews were making the most of the lack of people.

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Bush Stone-Curlews observing me, as I observe them today on my lunchtime walk around campus.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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