A belated response, however ...
On a birding excursion in the Wagga Wagga area some months ago a guy
said "You've seen the Bush Stone-curlew , of course". 'Yes, I've seen
a Bush Stone-curlew, but not for some time".
"No, the one at the golf course".
And the story came .... as long as 30 years ago a pair of Bush
Stone-curlews lived and bred on a local golf course. Some (unknown)
years ago the female and a juvenile were bashed to death with sticks by
some kids. Since then the male has remained at the golf course,
regularly camping under bushes along the edge of the car park. There
are also stories of him looking at his reflection in the glass doors of
the pro-shop. I recalled a work colleague asking me some time ago
about a bird at the golf course that looked at people with one eye. A
bush Stone-curlew never entered my mind.
"Late of an afternoon he is at the north-west corner of the top car park
under the cotoneaster bushes". So we went, expecting Ibis, White-faced
Heron, Purple Swamphen, who knows? Penne took the camera "Just in
case". Just after sun down we drove into the car park and under the
cotoneaster was a ........ Bush Stone-curlew!
BOB CARR
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