There are two Curlews that stalk our park. The moment that you lock eyes on them they freeze using their camouflage plumage to hide themselves from view but it doesn’t quite work. They look more like a couple of old ladies locked in a Tai Chi position.
We have a big night at the local bowls club and ergh, we’re so hungover next morning that we don’t even notice Mrs Curlew laying an egg outside our van. Our neighbours all pass the egg amongst themselves muttering that the hen will disown it if it has been handled which leaves me wondering why they’re all handling it in the first place.
Mrs Curlew finds the egg which has now been put in a new location in front of Dominic’s caravan. We all give her a wide berth as we are getting the evil Curlew stare. I used a zoom lens for this photo.
Next morning Mrs Curlew and her egg have disappeared, did the park manager interfere with nature or did Dominic really have eggs and bacon for breakfast?
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Oh she does have an evil glare. Has all the makings of an English mystery.
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Whoever nicked the egg were probably cursed by wailing curlews all night.
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The Curlew certainly was giving you “the evil eye”, hope they just tucked the egg under a wing and moved elsewhere. 🙂
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Me too.
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A wonderfully evil stare
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These birds can be somewhat haunting.
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I’ve a feeling I’ve said this before, but your curlews are definitely not the same as UK curlews.
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I hope yours are more agreeable 😉
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Loved reading the curlew mystery – and the description of old ladies,locked in tai chi positions! 😊😊😊
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Thanks 😉
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