When it was noticed that one of this blog's resident Curlews was sitting on two eggs in a spot that was cooked by the sun for several hours, causing the bird to pant, an old ALP election corflute for John Ring , in the federal seat of Herbert , was positioned to shade the mother .
Other ALP election corflute , one for MHR Cathy O'Toole , had already been placed about the yard to prevent border disputes with nextdoor Curlews. Several other ALP signs were positioned to try and prevent any young hatchlings from escaping into dangerous neighbouring yards.
So it can be seen that caring for wonderful Curlews can be a real labor of love , especially if you have a shed with old election corflutes in dark corners , including ones for LEAN - the well organised Labor Environment Action Network.
While the John Ring sign did the job, along came monsoonal rain , fronds began to fall , the sign almost blew down overnight , but was placed back in position because the sun began to shine . Then it started to rain again. The big event could take place any day now .