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In a woodland sanctuary north-east of Canberra, a bush stone-curlew named Phil wears a tiny handmade backpack. Fitted to that backpack is a GPS, which helps researchers monitor the birds ...
Rosie Galea chuckles as she describes the call of the bush stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius). “I’ve heard that people often think it’s a woman screaming,” she says. “The sound is certainly unique and ...
The Bush Stone curlew has moved into the cities. Picture: Tik Tok The bird hissed savagely at the woman and her family. Picture: Tik Tok The video has been viewed over 13 million times.
Senior research Fellow Dr Scott Wilson at the Centre for Environmental Management at CQU was the first to let us know the mystery bird is a bush stone-curlew. The bush stone-curlew, synonymous for ...
The encounter, which was filmed and shared on TikTok where it quickly went viral, showed the bird aggressively hissing at the woman on a suburban Brisbane street. The woman warned: “Everyone is ...
An American woman has filmed the terrifying moment a “hissing” bird stalked her down a suburban Australian street while flapping its wings. The encounter, which was filmed and shared on TikTok ...