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Beach Stone-curlew

by Andy Mason

Category: AvianAdded January 15, 200675 views

Long-legged Waders

Keywords: Bird, Australia, Curlew, Thick-knee

There are two types of Stone-curlews (they used to be called Thick-knees), a Beach version and a Bush version. The Beach Stone Curlew is more stockier than its Bush cousin and as its name describes is found mainly on the coastal fringe.

20D 100-400@400mm f16@1/160 ISO200
Image Reference: IMG_2814Image Format: Digital Capture - 5 to 7MPImage Crop: Greater than 75% of originalDigital Enhancement: Digital RetouchModel Release: NAProperty Release: NACaptive: No