Touching photograph of mourning Curlews the morning after the second chick in the latest clutch disappeared overnight shows parent at back with sunlit tear appearing like white spot under the eye , left, and the bird in front has saliva running along beak .
It was the second batch of two chicks which failed to survive this year .The parents wailed and ran about the property , tapped on the kitchen door , one even came into the computer room as if looking for or seeking help to find the missing chick .
It was the second batch of two chicks which failed to survive this year .The parents wailed and ran about the property , tapped on the kitchen door , one even came into the computer room as if looking for or seeking help to find the missing chick .
The door knocking has continued for days and this morning both birds were outside the computer room , one pecking insistently at the door .
Searching |
No Barking Owls were seen or heard but there has been a cat in the area . One night Curlews down the road were shrieking and the Queen of the Jungle investigated because of concern for a young Curlew chick nextdoor .
While unable to see the cause of the commotion , there was a sudden sound of wings and what appeared to be an owl flew overhead.
While unable to see the cause of the commotion , there was a sudden sound of wings and what appeared to be an owl flew overhead.
Curlew at computer room door |