Curlew eurasien debout sur le rocher (échassier haute, bec et jambes courbés longs, habitat naturel des landes) - Ilkley Moor, West Yorkshire, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni.

• Contributeur: Ian Lamond / Alamy Banque D'Images
• ID de l’image: HC5GTD
• Taille du fichier: 40,6 MB (1,6 MB Téléchargement compressé)
• Autorisations: Modèle - non | Propriété - non
• Dimensions: 4620 x 3075 px | 39,1 x 26 cm | 15,4 x 10,3 inches | 300dpi
• Date de la prise de vue: 19 mai 2016
• Lieu: Ilkley Moor, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, England, Great Britain, GB, United Kingdom, UK.

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A curlew (Numenius arquata) on Ilkley Moor. The curlew is the largest European wading bird, instantly recognisable on winter estuaries or summer moors, by its long, down-curved bill, mottled brown plumage, long legs and evocative call. This photo was taken in spring when many curlew fly up to higher moorland areas to breed. Here, they make large nests in hollows on the ground, which they line with grass. The female lays about 4 eggs between March and May and when the chicks hatch, they are cared for by both parents for 5 to 6 weeks, before they fly. Curlew take their chicks to wet, boggy places on the moors where there are plenty of insects to feed them.  After the nesting season, the birds move to marine coastal areas especially favouring mudflats and sands which are exposed at low tide.

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