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Long-billed Curlew

For more information on this bird clickhere
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Long-billed_Curlew.html

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The Curlews body is about 2 feet long and its down curved bill may exceed more than half the length of its body.
Also the female's bill is much longer than the males bill.
It eats insects & eggs of other birds. It uses its bill to probe the mud for crustaceans.

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