Along South Australia's Limestone Coast, seven greater crested terns have been found carrying suspected H5 bird flu, bringing the potential total of detections to fourteen — a number that speaks to both the virus's quiet spread through wild populations and the growing vigilance of ordinary citizens who are watching the shoreline more carefully than before. The outbreak, tracked since June, has so far remained confined to wild seabirds, with no crossover into poultry, livestock, or domestic animals — a boundary that authorities are working urgently to preserve. In this moment, the story is less