Curlew
Curlew (Enlarge)
Photographed in the Northumberland moors, UK, in June 2008.
The Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata) is a wader found in Eurasia. Its name is onomatopoeic, although is colloquially known in Scotland as the "whaup".
Curlew (Enlarge)
Photographed in the Northumberland moors, UK, in June 2008.
The Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata) is a wader found in Eurasia. Its name is onomatopoeic, although is colloquially known in Scotland as the "whaup".
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