Tawny Frogmouth

[witchy]

I nearly missed him, he blended into the tree so well.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v615/witchy1/TawnyFrogmouth1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v615/witchy1/TawnyFrogmouth2.jpg

[JC4]

Think I would have missed him, hidden in the bark. Great capture.

[philc123]

I,m sure i'd have missed it, great capture and a nice shot too. :)

[Jo-Anne]

great capture, they are hard to find.;)

[EZRider]

Incredible shot!!

Well done :) What a great eye you have!

[PAFC2004]

They really do a great job at camouflaging. Nice capture.

[witchy]

Thankyou all for your lovely comments.

[howzitboy]

no way I would have seen it! His color and plumage mimic the tree he is standing on soo closely , how did u see it?

Awesome picture and that close up is just scary. Look at that eye.

[witchy]

I was walking around our property with my other half and we spotted him at the last minute, he did let me get quite close :)

[kenyc]

These birds are amazing and an amazing shot of the bird!

KAC

[MarkoPolo]

Great shot of a well hidden bird. They really aren't very pretty, are they?

[sugarzebra]

Wow, what an interesting bird that you were so fortunate to see....I'd never heard of a Frogmouth, but a bit of googling shows that there are three species of frogmouth's in Australia. Thanks for posting this unique bird.

[witchy]

Wow, what an interesting bird that you were so fortunate to see....I'd never heard of a Frogmouth, but a bit of googling shows that there are three species of frogmouth's in Australia. Thanks for posting this unique bird.

you're welcome..Funny I often think the same when all you guys post pics of birds that we don't have here in Australia.

MarkoPolo, no they aren't pretty but I think they are a bit special :)

kenyc, thankyou, I agree about them being an amazing bird.

[T.D.]

What an incredible bird! Nice job finding him.

[MikeI]

Nature at its finest! What great camoflage that bird has. A great capture, and I love the close up (crop?) of the head.

[The_Camera_Poser]

They are the coolest birds- our pair imitate the neighbour's toy poodles (not the most redeeming feature....)

[witchy]

Nature at its finest! What great camoflage that bird has. A great capture, and I love the close up (crop?) of the head.

Thankyou, the second pic is not a crop though, I got very close to this bird :)

bobthefish, wildbirds or are they captive?..I am trying to imagine what that sounds like LOL!

T.D., thankyou :)

[Sindri Skulason]

Excellent shots of this strange looking bird. :-)

[superdiver]

How cool is that! I would have TOTALLY missed him!

[Reyno]

Tallking about perfect blend...great captures Witchy.

[ngannet]

That is a freaking awesome bird, and great shots as well. Phenomenal camoflage!

[witchy]

thanks everyone for all the encouraging comments, I do appreciate it :)

[tmcilwain]

Wow that is an amazing animal. I'm so impressed by his color. Great capture and thanks a lot for sharing. I have to say that camo would be worth a lot of money in the store. What a great pattern.

[wlaramie]

Congrats on a great capture. Well done and good eye. I surely would have walked right by him, what a great camouflage.

[superdiver]

Did you find this in the wild or at a zoo of some sort?

[witchy]

Did you find this in the wild or at a zoo of some sort?

I live on a small property, we have 4 acres..I found this bird whilst walking around our property with hubby..We get all sorts of wildlife here but often I am caught out without my camera :)

Thank again everyone for taking the time to look and for your comments :)

[stefeb]

You have a good set of eyes. I would have missed him for sure.