Tawney Frogmouth

Got this brilliant shot today

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Talk about no neck. Are these birds in the Mafia?

Hey Stef

Yeah it looks like he's been playing rugby too long

Where was he?
We get a few around here in Glen Iris but I've never seen one during the day
Lucky find!

Hi Nikolas
He was near the new freeway to Frankston at Ringwood. It was a place called Abbey Walk along the Dandenong Creek

Thats one strange looking bird!

Quite the shots there. I guess he's shy.

Yes, strange.

Thanks for the comments. It is a strange looking bird, part of the owl family. I has a large mouth but eats insects and small reptiles

Hi Lawrie

Great find and photos, although they are nocturnal hunters frogmouths I believe are from the nightjar family and not part of the owl family.

Hi Chris
They are always grouped with the owls, So I asumed they were from that family

They are part of the Nightjar group. How did you manage to spot it? We have them around here and the only way I know they're about is because the little Honeyeaters go ballistic.

Hi Sue
I was shooting Lorikeets that were in the tree beside this one and when they got loud I heard this strange noise. I kept shooting and searching when I heard it and spotted it in the fork of the tree

Not wanting to hijack your thread Lawrie this is one at the tasmanian devil park that has been hand reared as a juvenile
Have a look at the mouth on that thing

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I've heard them almost hissing at the Honeyeaters divebombing them. I was able to get some with eyes open because of it.