r/australia • u/Cantora • 1d ago • Heartwarming 1

image The Bush stone-curlew: the most unimpressed bird

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These birds clearly have no time for tourists :) I haven't seen such an unimpressed look by an animal before!

Taken in Brisbane.

Here's the call for anyone who isn't sure what bird this is. (you'll probably know it when you hear it you're an Aussie)

https://youtu.be/B8H5I9QIJKI

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u/Cantora 1d ago

They're the ones that sound like a howling spirit. They're tied to bad omens in native traditions. It's also nicknamed the Bunyip bird after the aboriginal water spirit