A juvenile Bush Stone Curlew perfectly still and alert looking for danger on a pathway at Main Beach on the Gold Coast in Australia.
The bush stone-curlew or bush thick-knee is a large ground-dwelling bird endemic to Australia. The favoured habitat is open plains and woodlands, where they stalk slowly at night in search of invertebrates such as insects.
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Location: Main Beach, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia
Photo credit: © Photography By Marco / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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