The Queen of the Jungle caused another flutter in the cluttered Little Darwin den when she phoned in to report having seen a black Bush-stone Curlew at 6pm the night before . On her describing it as having a completely black face , we facetiously suggested it was a Canadian (Trudeau) Curlew, which caused her to giggle . Seriously, though , we said there were Curlews in Canada , as a schoolteacher we knew in Adelaide had once lived in Canada and would never forget the wailing of Curlews there as a member of her family lay dying. The book , Cry of the Curlew , which she had read , was discussed .
The Germanic Queen said the dark stranger had just appeared in a group of birds she feeds . Several years ago , she had seen a completely black Curlew which had also been sighted by Parks and Wildlife officers and photographed .
She rang off after saying she would delve into her archives to try and find the photograph and inviting Little Darwin to stumble about in the undergrowth after sunset in a bid to snap the rare Canuck.
Since the burn off on Magnetic Island increasing numbers of wallabies and birds have been turning up at the royal domain seeking food .
She rang off after saying she would delve into her archives to try and find the photograph and inviting Little Darwin to stumble about in the undergrowth after sunset in a bid to snap the rare Canuck.
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Pair of Aussie Curlews near Curlew birdbath in grounds of royal residence , like an overgrown Palace of Versailles garden .
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