The June Dally-Watkins Memorial Deportment School for Curlews has quietly opened on Magnetic Island , North Queensland . Aspiring female Curlews not wanting to be killed by feral cats, run down by cars and bitten to death by dogs are offered the opportunity to participate in a new sophisticated and safer life .
Even though her legs are not crossed like those in the Royal family, an eager Curlew is shown above attending an art appreciation class at the school .The course teaches Curlews how to regularly gate crash indoor high society gatherings on the island , described as Townsville's Jewel in the Crown , and pass themselves off as rich , desirable and refined young ladies aware of the nicer things in life .
With a sprig of flowers behind her ear, this demure Curlew indicates she is not available for Marriage at First Sight .
A June Dally-Watkins spokeswoman told Little Darwin's social reporter Ned Scruff that , sadly, the deportment and etiquette school is the only hope for Curlews to escape the cruel law of the bungle that permeates the Townsville City Council , Parks and Wildlife ( how's that for a misnomer ? ) and the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority when it comes to the protection of Curlews and other wildlife on the island .
Then there is the increased bleaching of coral in the surrounding waters. Shown below is an official invitation sent to this blog from the June Dally-Watkins School to attend a baby clam bake soiree on Magnetic Island .
Then there is the increased bleaching of coral in the surrounding waters. Shown below is an official invitation sent to this blog from the June Dally-Watkins School to attend a baby clam bake soiree on Magnetic Island .
In other parts of Australia , where Bush Stone-Curlews were once common, steps are being taken to protect , even try and reintroduce, the birds , whose wailing cry at night , according to regional Aboriginal myths , has many meanings, including the scream of a woman or child .
