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baby owl ............. ?
2008.04.03
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i suspect these are the parents;
they live across the road : http://www.photoblog.com/HazCam/2007/07/30/good-neighbours.html
baby was in my back yard
Harry, thats not an owl its a tawny frogmouth and i doubt its a baby though its hard to see its size
MrStitchs · 2008-04-03: 14:26
In Australia there are three species of frogmouth. The Papuan Frogmouth, P. papuensis, is confined to the Cape York Peninsula and is larger, with an orange-red eye. The other species is the Marbled Frogmouth, P. ocellatus, which is similar in size to the Tawny Frogmouth, but is found only in the rainforests of far north Queensland and on the Queensland-New South Wales border, and it has an orange-yellow eye. Both species also occur in New Guinea.
With their nocturnal habit and owl-like appearance, Tawny Frogmouths are often confused with owls, but are actually more closely related to the nightjars. Their feet are weak however, and lack the curved talons of owls.
During the day, the Tawny Frogmouth perches on a tree branch, often low down, camouflaged as part of the tree.
