The juvenile Curlew which has been strongly told to leave home because mother is sitting on two eggs just refuses to go and is receiving rough treatment . Several times it has been seen trying to once more get back into the bossom of the family by moving ever closer to mum.
However, pater , who lurks nearby on guard , glares at the youngster and from time to time rushes in and gives it a sound pecking, causing it to run about the yard squawking, father towed along by the tail feathers .
The ruffled stayput juvenile above had just been roughed up and its parent was snapped below with a piece of feather in its beak .
The poor kid has taken to making monotonous , sad little cries at night and at times taps on the door of this blog as if wanting shelter and another feed. A similar situation is developing with another Curlew family nearby where the mother seems to be showing signs of going broody.
No sooner had this been posted than it was discovered the Curlew had moved nextdoor during last night's storm and was now finding it hard to find its way back home for a feed.
