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Tawny Frogmouths (Podargus strigoides) Mount Coot Tha Forest, Brisbane, QLD. Aug 13, 2015. Australia,Geotagged,Podargus strigoides,Tawny Frogmouth,Winter Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Tawny Frogmouths (Podargus strigoides)

Mount Coot Tha Forest, Brisbane, QLD. Aug 13, 2015.

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  1. Some of the goofiest birds I've seen. Posted 9 years ago
    1. Love them :) The left one almost looks like it has grown to the tree. Posted 9 years ago
      1. Absolutely! And yet in this case, their remarkable camouflage failed them, as they stood so clearly silhouetted against the sky behind them, that I actually spotted them from a moving car! Posted 9 years ago
        1. I'll still put them on the "masters of camouflage" list for at least mastering the effort :) Posted 9 years ago
          1. Oh by all means, their camouflage is indeed amazing in normal circumstances. Posted 9 years ago

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The tawny frogmouth is a species of frogmouth native to and found throughout the Australian mainland and Tasmania. Tawny frogmouths are big-headed, stocky birds often mistaken for owls due to their nocturnal habits and similar colouring. The tawny frogmouth is sometimes incorrectly referred to as "mopoke", a common name for the southern boobook, whose call is often confused with the tawny frogmouth's.

Similar species: Frogmouths
Species identified by Thibaud Aronson
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By Thibaud Aronson

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Uploaded Jul 31, 2016. Captured Aug 13, 2015 13:17 in 1012 Sir Samuel Griffith Dr, Mount Coot-Tha QLD 4066, Australia.
  • PENTAX K-3
  • f/7.1
  • 1/500s
  • ISO800
  • 300mm