curlew

The curlew is a long-legged, long-billed bird.

The curlew's distinctive call can be heard across the wetlands.

Curlews are known for their distinctive curved bills.

The curlew's habitat includes coastal areas and grasslands.

Birdwatchers often seek out curlews during their migrations.

The curlew's diet consists of insects, crustaceans, and small fish.

The curlew uses its long bill to probe the mud for food.

Curlews are known for their distinctive whistling calls.

The decline in curlew populations is a cause for conservation concern.

Curlews are a symbol of wilderness and wetland ecosystems.

Curlews have become a rare sight, their numbers plummeting by 50% in 15 years.

They could hear the curlew whistling and the plover calling amid that monotonous plash of the waves that murmured all around the coast.

I see them pass, I hear the calls of those that are articulate, such as the great bittern and the curlew, but I know from books only a few details of their living.