Tawny Frogmouth

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Tawny Frogmouth

I went over to this tree to take some photos of things on the ground around it. I looked up to see if there was anything that really caught my eye as a potential shot. As I looked across the branches I saw a Tawny Frogmouth just sitting right there and forgot about the tree altogether ! I got my first Tawny Frogmouth capture, ever !

They are not owls, but they are awake at night and sleep during the daytime. Unlike owls that hunt and catch prey using their claws, the Frogmouth catches it’s prey in it’s beak.

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Tawny Frogmouth by reflector
Tawny Frogmouth by reflector
  • Angel Perry

    Angel Perry

    How cool for you! always a good idea to look up:) Awesome!

  • reflector replied

    It was trying to sleep and I wasn’t helping with the flash going off every few seconds, but it didn’t fly away. Thanks for looking Angel ! :)

  • misiabe80

    misiabe80

    Wow!!This tree is beautiful and has amazing colors, no wonder that the birds are sitting on it calmly:))
    Great James:))

  • reflector replied

    Wow ! Your English is getting very good Monika ! :)
    Yes, with that green stripe that tree looks like Army Camouflage. The bird was trying to sleep there. Thanks for making it one of your faves !

  • Cora Wandel

    Cora Wandel

    And I love owls, good for you! I have never photographed an owl, maybe I’ll go on an owl hunt today. Great shot once again, James. – Cora

  • reflector replied

    I couldn’t believe it when I saw it – I hadn’t seen one for ages. It was really close to the skate park I had been skating at. It was staring straight at me too and I thought it might swoop at me !

  • cherylc1

    cherylc1

    Awesome capture~congratulations! a great reminder to always look up and down and all around!

  • reflector replied

    Thanks again Cheryl ! It was a cool, and unexpected surprise to see it sitting there. Thanks for making it a fave !

  • cherylc1

    cherylc1

    Don’t you just love when that happens!!!

  • reflector replied

    I do, but the hard bit was being quiet to avoid scaring it away – the ground was covered in bark and dead branches – ” crack, crick, craaccck ! ” with every step ! :)

  • chen cohen

    chen cohen

    great capture james…. an owl in the middle of the day…. nice shot!!!

  • reflector replied

    Yes, it was a surprise ! Thank you Chen !

  • Cheryl Lunde

    Cheryl Lunde

    Congrats on the great spotting of this creature. Well done!

  • reflector replied

    It was a lucky find and great to capture ! Thanks !

  • WJPhotography

    WJPhotography

    Beautiful :)))))

  • reflector replied

    Thanks Wendy ! I was lucky to see it there at all – from the other side of that branch the lighting made it almost invisible.

  • dinghysailor1

    dinghysailor1

    woohoo!!
    ;)))

    well done mate on the owl catch! a real coup! and the tree is pretty excellent too
    :))

  • reflector replied

    Thanks Maggie ! In some of the shots it’s head is tucked right in, trying to sleep, and it just looks like a ball of fluff ! :)

  • Lori Peters

    Lori Peters

    Great shot, James. I have never seen an owl like this one. You aussies have all the good birds. Beautiful!!

  • reflector replied

    Thank you Lori ! I just did some research and saw a couple of photos that confirmed it’s not an owl it’s a Tawny Frogmouth – new text up there on the right. I just learned that fact today. Thanks for the fave !

  • David McLean

    David McLean

    great capture mate, well done… what a “HOOOOOOOOOT”

  • reflector replied

    I had the name of it in my head, then did the research a minute ago – it’s not even an Owl ! I am stunned. They are not Hooters ! [ How does does that sound ! :))) ]

  • emolena

    emolena

    Great work ,James !

  • reflector replied

    Thanks Grazyna ! I may have only seen this bird once before in my whole life. I remembered it’s name, then Googled it and it’s called a Tawny Frogmouth. Thank you for the fave !

  • janeymac

    janeymac

    Magic!! what a find ! wonderful capture James !!! Jane

  • reflector replied

    Yeah, it was dead quiet and very well camouflaged from the other side of the tree – almost invisible ! Thanks !

  • kalaryder

    kalaryder

    Great find.

  • reflector replied

    Thanks very much ! I don’t think I’ll ever capture one again unless I hunt for one or look in the same spot.

  • shallay

    shallay

    Sometimes we are just lucky – although it pays to see the snake we are about to step on too…
    No, seriously, I just love the way animals sometimes happen along, and when you find them this way, it’s very personal and exciting – like a special gift! Like that wonderful olive bark on this gum.

  • reflector replied

    Yeah it was awesome ! It was hiding in the tree behind the skate park. I had skated and felt like a rest and went looking for textural shots, looked up and spotted it there !

  • michael byerley

    michael byerley

    this is a remarkable capture James.outstanding shot !!!!!

  • reflector replied

    Thanks a lot Michael, it was a great find ! I may never take a photo of one again in my life. Thanks for the fave !

  • mekea

    mekea

    Awesome capture!! :) How cool! :))

  • reflector replied

    It was a very opportunistic shot, thanks Mekea ! I thought it was a Kookaburra, then an Owl, then the name popped into my head and I Googled it !

  • sleepyeyedrar

    sleepyeyedrar

    Amazing tree Amazing Owl….I know you must of jumped out of your skin with joy when you looked up and there was this awesome creature just waiting for his moment of glory with the camera….and you honored him well…...nice work James

  • reflector replied

    I was amazed to see that bird there, silently perched ! Trying to sleep. Until I came along and snapped away for 5 minutes from many angles trying to catch it in a way it didn’t disappear into the background as nature had intended. Thanks a lot Sleepy !

  • handprintz

    handprintz

    l love how they blend into the enviroment ! well spotted and captured James

  • reflector replied

    I thought it was a Kookaburra at first – it also looked like a big ball of fluff ! Thanks very much Trudi !

  • coffeetea

    coffeetea

    great perspective!

  • reflector replied

    Thanks a lot coffeetea, this bird was almost invisible from other angles. :)

  • coffeetea

    coffeetea

    yep, some birds are like that.

  • reflector replied

    This one is very unusual the way it catches its prey too !

  • othermail

    othermail

    Oh wow, how exciting that must have been!!! Great shot :)

  • reflector replied

    Thanks Kylie, it was a great surprise find ! :))

  • cherylc1

    cherylc1

    So awesome~ great capture!!

  • reflector replied

    Thanks, it’s very rare to see one of these birds !

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