They are back

finally under their usual tree.

For those of my newer followers. This couple of Dikkops (thick knees) have been breeding and bringing up their young for at least 8 years in my extended backyard, which is an olive grove.

I recognise him by the growth he has on his left knee.

[Babs]

Good to see they are back again

[Annie D]

How wonderful to follow the pair

[winghong_ho]

Great capture. So nice to have them returned home.

[Dawn]

A lovely detailed shot

[Susan Wakely]

Good to see them.

[Valerie Chesney]

So great to see them back!

[Brian]

Wow! I don't believe these are in Australia

[Mags]

Lovely feather details!

[Bucktree]

Nice capture. Great to hear they have returned home.

[katy]

Good to see they have come back and I know you are happy about it too because of your tag

[Beryl Lloyd]

Good to see they are back again!

[narayani]

Nice to see them again

[Christine Sztukowski]

Lovely patterns

[mittens (Marilyn)]

They are so cute.

[Paul J]

How nice to see them come back again!

[Issi Bannerman]

What a lovely image!

[Carole Sandford]

How great that they are back again! Lovely image.

[KoalaGardens🐨]

oh I'm so excited!

[Pam]

I am so happy to see them back!!

[Elisa Smith]

Love the feathers. They look very much like our Curlews.

[Milanie]

What fun that they've returned!

[Heather]

A nice shot! And wonderful to see them again! Fav

[Corinne C]

They look so exotic to me! I love their feathers!

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great shot

[gloria jones]

Terrific capture...great feather details

[Jane Pittenger]

They aren’t quite ready to look directly at each other. Lol. Lover’s spat?

[Diana]

@onewing @annied @wh2021 @Dawn @wakelys @happysnaps @briaan @marlboromaam @dkellogg @grammyn @beryl @narayani @365projectorgchristine @mittens @pej76 @jamibann @carole_sandford @koalagardens @pamalama @nannasgotitgoingon @milaniet @365projectorgheatherb @corinnec @elisasaeter @seattlite @jgpittenger Thanks for the great comments and favs, they are very much appreciated :-)

[Diana]

@nannasgotitgoingon They are also called stone-curlew Elisa :-)

[Elisa Smith]

@ludwigsdiana That explains it. The ones I’ve heard here have a haunting cry/call at night. Used to freak my kids out.

[Kathy A]

So wonderful to see them back

[Allison Maltese]

And so it begins. They don't look very loving in this image!

[Rick]

Great capture. Good that there is something that you can identify them by.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Good to see they've made it home safely- now we'll wait for the young 'uns to arrive. Good catch!

[Diana]

@nannasgotitgoingon Yes, it is the same with these. Scares the heck out of our cat :-)
@kjarn @falcon11 @rickster549 @olivetreeann Thanks so much :-)