Wednesday 17 October 2018

Wild Bird Wednesday 325 - Tawny Frogmouth

During a recent conversation with some friends, they mentioned that they had 'some owls' in the trees near there house.  To say that this peaked my interest would be a bit of an understatement!  A viewing was some organised.

The owls were in fact Tawny Frogmouths (Podargus strigoides).  These birds are classified with the Nightjars, rather than the owls - but so much for taxonomy!  Frogmouths are nocturnal, and as you can see their life during the day is pretty low key.

There were two birds outside our friends house - one sat in the open, and one partially hidden in some leaves.





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19 comments:

  1. These are amazing birds. They can look just like a broken branch on a limb!

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  2. What a real treat, despite them not being owls. These are possibly better.

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  3. More awesome than owls any day - love to see a frogmouth or two someday.

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  4. Amazing! Never even heard of it before... excellent captures!

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  5. Aren't the night jars the most interesting looking birds? These are colored beautifully.

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  6. And I have very fond memories of seeing these birds. Thank you, Stewart.

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  7. Interesting birds. Beautiful plumage their heads kind of remind me of a porpoise. Pretty colors. I hope all is well with you.

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  8. HOw wonderful to see these birds so close and get these great photographs of them Thanks for hosting and have a good week.

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  9. I haven't heard of these. Thanks for sharing.

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  10. Stewart, the Tawny Frogmouth is an interesting bird with a unique name. Thanks for sharing.

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  11. Wonderful shots of these elusive birds! Hope you are doing well. I am not posting as often as I used to but I'm still trying to stay active!

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  12. Hi Stewart, my hard drive has completely crashed out and they can save nothing. I have most things backed thankfully up but it is going to take me a while to get back into working order again. Cheers Diane

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  13. Such an interesting creature...well concealed, blending in to it's surroundings, it almost appears "squished", doesn't it?...:)JP

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  14. I think these birds are actually pretty exciting and are on top of the list of "must sees!" Thanks for sharing and hosting!

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