Thursday, November 18, 2010

Frogmouth - update 2

I first posted photos of the Tawny Frogmouths in the nest on October 27. I posted a second photo of them on November 9. They have certainly grown bigger since then! When I looked up at the nest this time one of the juveniles was sitting up in front of the adult. I went to the other side of the nest and there was another juvenile lying down along a branch by the adult. However, when I went to get in the car and leave there were two little heads peering at me over the branch. I don't know if baby number one had joined baby number two or if there are maybe three up there. They looked just as curious about me as I was about them.
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  1. Birding is Fun!November 18, 2010 at 5:23 AM

    Those are so cool! Thanks for the update.

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  2. mickNovember 18, 2010 at 6:00 AM

    Thanks Birding is Fun. It's nice to be able to see them at all stages of their development.

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  3. AnonymousNovember 18, 2010 at 6:02 AM

    oh my that last photo is just too cute!

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  4. mickNovember 18, 2010 at 6:30 AM

    I agree, dreamflacon.

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  5. Midmarsh JohnNovember 18, 2010 at 6:45 AM

    Lovely photos, especially the last one. Amazing how much the shape of the beak is going to change as they develop.

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  6. mickNovember 18, 2010 at 6:54 AM

    Thanks John.

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  7. sunflowerkat November 18, 2010 at 12:24 PM

    These photos are just wonderful. I'm with the group, I love the last one.

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  8. mickNovember 18, 2010 at 4:21 PM

    Thanks Sunflowerkat

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  9. tilcheffNovember 18, 2010 at 6:38 PM

    Oh, Mick, WOW!!! Soo cute!

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  10. mickNovember 19, 2010 at 4:50 AM

    Thanks Nickolay. Your recent post about the bird linocuts is fantastic! Very exciting to have an artist use your photos as the start of their own artistic expression.

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  11. Johnny NutcaseNovember 22, 2010 at 2:31 AM

    what an awesome series, Mick. So neat! Really love that third photo. These birds are fascinating, really want to see one some day!

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  12. mickNovember 22, 2010 at 4:34 AM

    Thanks for commenting Kerri, and Johnny Nutcase.

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  13. FlabmeisterNovember 22, 2010 at 5:49 AM

    From looking at the Oct 2 photo My guess is that the chicks are only 1 or 2 days old then. If that guess is correct, and they spend th usual amount of time being brooded they should leave the nest on 29th or 30th of November. So you have a few more days to build up the photo collection!

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  14. mickNovember 22, 2010 at 5:57 AM

    Thanks for the info Flabmeister. I had no idea of the age of the chicks and wondered how long they would stay on the nest. I must go back and try for some more photos.

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