Natured Secrets

Why were these Curlews continually taking to the sky?

Calling and circling. The adult Curlews seemed constantly alert keeping watch.

I watched them circle overhead, call out and mob birds they perceived as a threat.
At times, one appeared to remain in the field while another took to the air.

I couldn’t know exactly what was happening on every flight, but the intensity of their behaviour was extraordinary.

Somewhere in the grasses of the meadow, their youngster was hidden.

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