tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post4450555821098389377..comments2023-11-02T21:28:33.548+10:00Comments on Sandy Straits and Beyond: Tawny Frogmouthsmickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-55233034858233390252008-11-18T05:40:00.000+10:002008-11-18T05:40:00.000+10:00Thanks Gouldiae - I was lucky!Thanks Gouldiae - I was lucky!mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-14847237827661915482008-11-18T05:17:00.000+10:002008-11-18T05:17:00.000+10:00G'day Mick,Fascinating birds, well captured. That ...G'day Mick,<BR/>Fascinating birds, well captured. That final shot of the baby is brilliant. <BR/>We had a family here just after we moved - I keep looking, but haven't seen or heard them in 7 years.<BR/>Regards,<BR/>GouldiaeGouldiaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04534425400820381646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-16539144577250641652008-11-15T10:46:00.000+10:002008-11-15T10:46:00.000+10:00Thanks Duncan.Thanks Duncan.mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-35442241742501658002008-11-15T10:18:00.000+10:002008-11-15T10:18:00.000+10:00Mick, that last shot in particular is just fantast...Mick, that last shot in particular is just fantastic, made my morning.Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12182951711946882353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-82737367060830846642008-11-15T09:26:00.000+10:002008-11-15T09:26:00.000+10:00Thanks for your comments Denis, and thanks for add...Thanks for your comments Denis, and thanks for adding to my rather meager knowledge about related species.mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-9119007600130085032008-11-15T09:10:00.000+10:002008-11-15T09:10:00.000+10:00Hi Mick.You have a good neighbour, to keep the tre...Hi Mick.<BR/>You have a good neighbour, to keep the trees, and as Tony said, to let you know about the nest. You are right about them normally building a flimsy structure, but Tony is also right, that it looks very "open" (exposed) - but maybe that was just the angle the photo was taken.<BR/>For Tricia, they are closely related to the Nightjar family. They are closer to Swifts and Kingfishers than Owls. <BR/>Cheers<BR/>DenisDenis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-5133241942167849552008-11-15T03:25:00.000+10:002008-11-15T03:25:00.000+10:00Thanks Tilcheff. It was great to see a family grou...Thanks Tilcheff. It was great to see a family group altogether - and so close too.mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-56829563065769831482008-11-14T23:00:00.000+10:002008-11-14T23:00:00.000+10:00I love the Tawnies! What an enjoyable sighting you...I love the Tawnies! What an enjoyable sighting you've had! Great shots :)tilcheffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06671923022616081877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-23241154663324333322008-11-14T19:15:00.000+10:002008-11-14T19:15:00.000+10:00Hi Tricia, I am not good at which birds belong to ...Hi Tricia, I am not good at which birds belong to which families but they are nocturnal birds - more often heard than seen. They looked rather like fluffy bunches of feathers up there this morning.mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-80415697158620534522008-11-14T18:56:00.000+10:002008-11-14T18:56:00.000+10:00Wow - what lovely "furry" birds. And, of course, ...Wow - what lovely "furry" birds. And, of course, living in the UK I've never seen one. Are they of the owl family Mick?<BR/><BR/>What a considerate friend to have you over so you could get some great pics!Tricia Ryderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05010432313312804286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-41917714302071102142008-11-14T17:05:00.000+10:002008-11-14T17:05:00.000+10:00Hi Tony. It was very nice to be told about the bir...Hi Tony. It was very nice to be told about the birds. The bird book says the nest is a flimsy stick platform - but if they have been nesting in that tree for a number of years it must work!mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-59949182216332968252008-11-14T16:38:00.000+10:002008-11-14T16:38:00.000+10:00Hi Mick,Good one. And nice of the owner to let you...Hi Mick,<BR/><BR/>Good one. And nice of the owner to let you know.<BR/><BR/>Nest seems unusually open, undisguised and unprotected from sun and rain?Tyto Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03834120720077625697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-77430372240274214752008-11-14T14:27:00.000+10:002008-11-14T14:27:00.000+10:00Yes Mosura. It's been years since I've seen one al...Yes Mosura. It's been years since I've seen one also. So I was lucky!mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-7190742309874070582008-11-14T13:44:00.000+10:002008-11-14T13:44:00.000+10:00Fantastic! Lucky you eh! I've have seen one in d...Fantastic! Lucky you eh! I've have seen one in decades let alone a whole family.Mosurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786494432479216149noreply@blogger.com