Tawny Frogmouth by onewing

Tawny Frogmouth

I am pleased you enjoyed my Hunter Valley Gardens Lights photos. I will post some of the ones with a Christmas theme closer to the big day.

While we were out with our walking group in bushland last Thursday, one of our walking group spotted this tawny frogmouth in a tree. They blend in so well that I was amazed she spotted him.

A tawny frogmouth is a species of frogmouth native to Australia. Because of their big heads, stocky build and nocturnal habits they are often mistaken for owls.

I was quite surprised to see this chap with his eyes open, but he was probably keeping his eye on the people who were photographing him.

Once we moved on he probably went back to sleep until night time.
Great capture, so well camouflaged
December 11th, 2017  
Wow...super capture, light...neat how the owl blends in with the tree
December 11th, 2017  
What a remarkable bird, and what great pleasure to get this shot.
December 11th, 2017  
wow...you got his attention!!! great photo
December 11th, 2017  
What a capture Babs, look at those eyes...Fav
December 11th, 2017  
I love these birds! What a fabulous face with those enormous eyes! Well spotted and so well captured! Fav!
December 11th, 2017  
He blends in so well - looks great on black!
December 11th, 2017  
What a favtastic find :) Great capture!
December 11th, 2017  
Great capture, so well camoflauged!
December 11th, 2017  
Isn't he gorgeous and so well camouflaged -- fav
December 11th, 2017  
He blends in well with the surroundings you did well to pick him out, lovely capture Babs
December 11th, 2017  
Fav. He blends so well with the tree trunk that you can hardly pick him out.
December 11th, 2017  
Looks very sad
December 11th, 2017  
He is watching intently, hoping he is left in peace again. Nice find and capture Babs :)
December 11th, 2017  
So lovely :-) what a great picture!
December 11th, 2017  
Beautiful capture ...
December 11th, 2017  
He does have great camouflage and his feathers look almost to be made of wood. Well captured, nice eyes.
December 11th, 2017  
Wow -- this is an incredible looking bird! So well captured to show how he blends with the tree.
December 11th, 2017  
Great shot Babs, but he looks so sad :)
December 11th, 2017  
Wow, great find and capture.
December 11th, 2017  
A fabulous capture. Fav
December 11th, 2017  
He really blends in with the bark Babs. Well spotted.
December 11th, 2017  
A great capture - he blends in so well.
December 11th, 2017  
Great capture. He looks like he is really giving you the eye.
December 11th, 2017  
excellent capture
December 11th, 2017  
Brilliant capture, fav
December 11th, 2017  
Good camouflage. Well spotted and captured.
December 11th, 2017  
A fabulous capture. Fav!! 😀
December 11th, 2017  
That is a fabulous shot - what a great face they have! Always remind me of stone.
December 11th, 2017  
Uncanny the way he is the same textures & colours of the tree! Only those beautiful piercing golden eyes give him away!
December 11th, 2017  
Wow, I've never heard of them. I would definitely thought he was an owl, always nice to learn something new :)
December 11th, 2017  
Well done for spotting this guy. They really blend in so well with the trees. Great shot.
December 11th, 2017  
A beautiful capture of this beautiful bird , Fav.
December 11th, 2017  
Striking camouflage of the feathers. What a curious bird.
December 11th, 2017  
Great capture and so interesting. Eyes look almost human
December 11th, 2017  
@kjarn @seattlite @s4sayer @hrs @happysnaps @pamknowler @lyndamcg @gilbertwood @inthecloud5 @beryl @pcoulson @sangwann @777margo @hermann @photohoot @pdulis @quietpurplehaze @taffy @merrelyn @mittens @susiemc @flowerfairyann @tremerryn @henrir @jesperani @craftymeg @claudiet @carolmw @casablanca @happypat @suzanne234 @deborah63 @pyrrhula @helenm2016 @kathiecb Thanks, I am so pleased that Helen spotted him on our walk. He does blend in so well and they are not easy to spot. Luckily he opened his eyes and that made him slightly more visible. I am sure he went back to sleep once we left because they are night birds.
He wouldn't have been disturbed too much Sally after we walked on because we were in rather a remote part of the bushland.
December 11th, 2017  
Great shot
December 11th, 2017  
Sue
Amazing camouflage - it just looks like the tree trunk
December 11th, 2017  
Great capture!
December 11th, 2017  
Great capture with his eyes open! His face is so cute- looks like a cartoon character!
December 11th, 2017  
Amazing capture and bird. Fav!
December 11th, 2017  
Wow... what a great shot!
December 12th, 2017  
Wonderful shot, fav!
December 12th, 2017  
Great image and strange looking bird. I love him!
December 12th, 2017  
Wow! Amazing capture! Fav! :-)
December 12th, 2017  
What an amazing and fascinating bird! Sure looks like an owl to me! haha Excellent capture.
December 12th, 2017  
Great capture
December 12th, 2017  
Great shot of this fabulous owl, Fav.
December 12th, 2017  
Great picture! Great find! He really blends in well!
December 12th, 2017  
Look how he blends in with the tree! Wow!
December 12th, 2017  
fabulous birds.
December 12th, 2017  
Lee
I bet he's hard to spot amongst the trees. Good shot.
December 12th, 2017  
Excellent camouflage! Well spotted.
December 12th, 2017  
Beautiful...Fav
December 13th, 2017  
What a beauty ☺
December 13th, 2017  
Great to see this on TT!
December 16th, 2017  
Congratulations on this making it to the Top Twenty Babs! Very deserving!
December 16th, 2017  
So pleased to see this on TT, Babs :)
December 17th, 2017  
Congratulations on this being on the TT! So wonderful!
December 27th, 2017  
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