Before the Woodhens even blink - it’s gone. The currawong doesn’t wait, doesn’t hesitate. It reads the moment like a blade reads the wind and cuts. Wings folded, eyes burning gold, it drops from nowhere and snatches the prize right out from under those bewildered Woodhens who just look at each other. Then at the empty ground. They never stood a chance . #lordhoweisland #visitlordhoweisland #birds #birdbehaviour #lordhoweislandtourism
The Flesh footed shearwater has just been added to the United Nations list of threatened migratory species of wild animals; ocean plastic is a major threat identified by me at Lord Howe Island in 2001 and initiated research into this issue #lordhoweisland #seabirds #threatenedspecies #oceanplastic #environment @lordhowe-tours.com
