Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Tawny Frogmouth

Sarah phoned me last night to say that she and Graham had seen a Tawny Frogmouth sitting on a nest in one of the big Gums next to their house. The previous photos I have taken of Frogmouths have been in another friend's yard on the other end of town so I was interested to see where this other pair was nesting. The nest was high in the tree and when I first saw it and took a photo the bird was standing high on the nest. I walked around the tree and as I walked the bird sank down low over the nest and just moved its head to watch me. It was not until I got home and put the photos up on the computer that I realized I could see a tiny baby bird just under the parent in the first photo. I can see another patch of very white feathers under the bird and it may be another young one. What a great start to my morning! I have left these photos quite large when you click on them.
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  1. Midmarsh JohnOctober 28, 2010 at 6:20 PM

    Superb camouflage markings on the parent.

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  2. Midmarsh JohnOctober 28, 2010 at 6:21 PM

    Forgot to say - love the header photo.

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  3. mickOctober 28, 2010 at 7:16 PM

    Hi John, yes, the bark on the tree is a very good match for the bird's feather colors. Glad you like the header - the photo was taken on one of our kayaking trips.

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  4. SnailOctober 29, 2010 at 12:42 AM

    Oh, look at that! I've never seen such a young frogmouth chick. All beak and white feathers ...

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  5. mickOctober 29, 2010 at 5:23 AM

    Hi Snail, I hadn't seen one that young before either. I hope I can get a few more glimpses of them as they get a little older.

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  6. UnknownOctober 30, 2010 at 3:37 AM

    Those shots and the camouflage is just amazing!!

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  7. mickOctober 30, 2010 at 4:29 AM

    Hi Nicole, yes that bird really blends in with the tree bark. It's a great place to build a nest.

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  8. NatureFootstepOctober 30, 2010 at 8:39 AM

    this is truly a strange bird. Would love to see it. Thanks for sharing. :)

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  9. mickOctober 30, 2010 at 9:59 AM

    Hi Nature Footstep, I should have said that it is a nocturnal bird but related to the Nightjars rather than the owls.

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  10. AnonymousOctober 31, 2010 at 10:19 AM

    That's lovely Mick - I hope you'll have the opportunity to record the chick's progress.

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  11. mickOctober 31, 2010 at 10:39 AM

    I hope so too Wildwings. I intend to go and look at it again this week sometime.

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  12. Birding is Fun!November 2, 2010 at 8:44 AM

    So cool!

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