A terrestrial bird...on many islands
               in Wallacea as well as southern New
               Guinea and northern Australia.
          
         
            
               Megapodius reinwardt
            
               (L 15.7")
          
         
            
               Cairns
            
               Centenary Lakes
            
               21Oct2015
          
         
            
               Kingfisher Park
            
               23Oct2015
          
         
         
            
               My first night home after such a long time
               saw peaceful dreams and hours of sleep
               I’m woken as if by clockwork to 
            
               scrub fowl gurgle sounds 
            
               A welcome to mornings in my jungle.
               (seekingkate)
          
         
            
               © Marc
               Anderson
            
               xeno-canto
          
         
            
               Megapodius is Greek for large,
               big foot.