<p>The female long-billed curlew generally lays four eggs in a grass-lined nest in a hollow on the ground. The eggs take about a month to hatch, and both parents will incubate them. However, females usually abandon their brood two to three weeks after they’ve hatched, leaving their mate to care for the young. 
</p><p>The faint lines of the mist net can be seen in this photo, just above the top two eggs.
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