It seems Bush Stone- Curlews are thriving on Magnetic Island . A noted bird watcher informed this blog that 62 of the cute ground dwelling birds were recently counted in one street at Nelly Bay . Over the years , many snaps of island Curlews have been run in Little Darwin , two shown below ,one highlighting their legs which caused them to be also named Bush Thick - Knees , even Broken Knee Birds in some parts of the Northern Territory .
Our arty Aeronautical Correspondent , Abra, aware of Little Darwin's long interest in Curlews, kindly bought in Cairns a Curlew tea towel made by Brisbane based artist and illustrator Ingrid Bartkowiak, which now adorns our cluttered den as a wall hanging.
