What was that?
Submitted: Wednesday, Oct 22, 2014 at 17:35
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Member - Odog
Hi all..
Wife and I camped at
Quoin Head, in Fitzgerald River NP , in WA.. When we settled for the night, someing started to sort of scream, similar to maybe a rodent of some kind, this went on for 5 minutes, just out side the
camp trailer. I thought if I tried to take a look it would bolt at first
sign of movement... It did go, but was really weird, it kept making the noise, but no running sound, or scurrying noise... Could here the noise disappear in the distance. Anybody have any thoughts... I'm thinking maybe an owl?
This was back in April.. Thought I'd just put it out there...
Thanks ... Odog
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Reply By: Rangiephil - Wednesday, Oct 22, 2014 at 21:58
Wednesday, Oct 22, 2014 at 21:58
I had a house on Magnetic Island for a few years , and I had 17 Bush Stone Curlews in my yard. I got to know the individuals after a while.
If you think one is bad imagine 17 starting up about 3 metres from your bed at 2am.
They were also the source of much pleasure to me due to their quaint habits of sidling up when you were eating outside and standing perfectly still in a circle about a metre from you, and thinking you couldn't see them.
They also would sit in the dirt and you would almost stand on them before they would move, and then they would hiss at you threateningly, as if the spindly legged bird could hurt you.
They also hung around the Fish and Chip
shop standing in among the tables patiently waiting for a chip, and then running like mad with several in pursuit trying to grab the chip.
Regards Philip A
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