You just have to peek at one of the pictures below to see why this Tawny Frogmouth got its name. Take a look at that beak!
These birds live all over Australia as well as the southern part of New Guinea and Tasmania. They eat about anything that they can swallow and wait for it to come walking bye and then snatch it up and swallow it.
Classification
Order:
Family: Podargidae
Genus: Podargus
Species: P. strigoides
Photos:
Tawny Frogmouth.
Tawny Frogmouth
Tawny Frogmouth and chick on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
This is the best I can do with the mottled llight - had to rescue the chick from overexposure in a blob of sunlight. It shows the adult still looking a bit like a branch, and one of the young ones pee… Read more…
Baby Tawny Frogmouth « Soulsong Art - Australian Wildflowers …
baby-tawny-frogmouth-web-1 Some photos I took today whilst visiting a local wildlife carer who is currently looking after this baby tawny frogmouth. it was afternoon and it was wide awak… Read more…
Tawny Frogmouth and Friends, Melbourne
That’s where Tamara found this Tawny Frogmouth. It isn’t the first time we’ve encountered this stunning bird on arrival day, indeed the very first entry in my very first bird diary … Read more…
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Alan’s Wildlife: Tawny Frogmouth Family
The Tawny Frogmouth of north Queensland is smaller than its southern relatives. The female may be a reddish brown on the wings and in streaks on the breast. The young birds and male are mostly… Read more…
… know what they were drinking when they named this beautiful creature. His feathers look just like the bark from a tree which makes him very hard to spot. Also i know he’s centered but i… Read more…
Tawny Frogmouth (on nest with young)..and a UFO!!!
Only real PP was a bit of selective colour to desaturate the sky to make it more natural. Tawny Frogmouth - Podargus strigoides Attachment 23792 Well, this next shot is EXTRA special as it feat… Read more…
This poor Frogmouth has lost his partner. He lives among the trees at my daughters property north of Perth. He did have some young ones last year but we havent seen them as yet this year. Hopefully we… Read more…
photophores: tawny frogmouth, louis sullivan, and a spice rub
this tawny frogmouth bird looks like it was in neverending story. - a little mouse-like marsupial from central australia standing up on its hind legs. more birds: a nature writer’s top 10 bi… Read more…
