tawny frogmouth

Owl-like nocturnal birds

And another expert at camouflage

Tawny Frogmouths

Today we revisited Pengilly, a small reserve north of Adelaide, which was badly burnt in 2015. Lots of healthy regrowth and 21 species seen.

This is a one dog-like looking frogmouth...

With these two portraits I would like to finish the story of interesting wild life encounter I once had.

and this felted, battered bird has to a male. Everything is just like in human world...

This neat bird got to be a female

This story happened after one week of rain on the day when another week of rain was forecasted. I didn't want to stay home for the weekend and made decision if not taking pictures at least to explore a new park. Off one of the park's trails I saw this log which for some reason drew my attention...

Can you spot the bird?

Here he was sitting on a suburban front fence, maybe 6 feet away.

Given an opportunity, I can't resist taking photos of these wonderful birds. Last Sunday, friends picked up a very young frogmouth in their garden and placed it in a nearby red-flowering gum tree. The following morning it was found safe, closely attended by the parents. These were taken on...

Copied from a 20 year old 35mm slide of this Frogmouth so please excuse the poor quality.

Keeping its beady eye on us.

I found this old online scrap page I did A while back of a Tawny Frogmouth who lives in our garden I still remember the day I took it he was perched just outside our front veranda so I grabbed my camera took a photo but as I took the photo its like he smiled it was such a precious moment and I...

tawny frogmouth

Tawny Frogmouth juv didn't realise he was meant to sleep during the day

If it wasn't for the scat on the ground we'd have missed these beauties