Beach Stone-curlew eating pipis

[Jason Polak <>]

Outrageously good footage. I love it. They are very smart birds.

I find it rather fascinating how the bird waits between hits sometimes.
Someone should record a few dozen samples and measure the times between
the hits on the rock to quantify their strategy.

Thanks for sharing. You should make it public!

Jason

On 7/11/20 11:51 PM, Steve McBride wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> On Monday, on the beach at Evans Head, northern NSW, I saw a pair of
> Beach Stone-curlews digging up pipis(Donax deltoides) with their bills &
> smashing them open on a small rock, to eat the insides.
> 
> I’m wondering if anyone has seen or heard of this before?
> 
> You can see my video on YouTube.
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezonSgqGtEw
> 
>  
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Steve McBride
> 
> Ballina
> 
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