Gary Young, Worried Parents. Two Bush Curlews protecting chicks (NATURE WILDERNESS 2024)

We have two Bush Curlews residing in our backyard, and recently hatched two little chicks. This is the worried expression on the mother Curlew, as dad stands over.

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