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.
As ever, click on the blue button to join in with WBW. Cheers SM
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.
As ever, click on the blue button to join in with WBW. Cheers SM
These are amazing birds. They can look just like a broken branch on a limb!
ReplyDeleteWhat a real treat, despite them not being owls. These are possibly better.
ReplyDeleteMore awesome than owls any day - love to see a frogmouth or two someday.
ReplyDeleteAmazing! Never even heard of it before... excellent captures!
ReplyDeleteHari Om
ReplyDeletethey are adorable! YAM xx
Aren't the night jars the most interesting looking birds? These are colored beautifully.
ReplyDeleteThose feathers are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteAnd I have very fond memories of seeing these birds. Thank you, Stewart.
ReplyDeleteInteresting birds. Beautiful plumage their heads kind of remind me of a porpoise. Pretty colors. I hope all is well with you.
ReplyDeleteHOw wonderful to see these birds so close and get these great photographs of them Thanks for hosting and have a good week.
ReplyDeleteI haven't heard of these. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteStewart, the Tawny Frogmouth is an interesting bird with a unique name. Thanks for sharing.
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ReplyDeleteWonderful 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!
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting bird!!
ReplyDeleteHi 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
ReplyDeleteWow!
ReplyDeleteSuch an interesting creature...well concealed, blending in to it's surroundings, it almost appears "squished", doesn't it?...:)JP
ReplyDeleteAwesome bird!
ReplyDeleteI 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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