Tawny Frogmouth, a photo from Victoria, East

Photographer's Note

The Tawny frogmouth is a nocturnal bird, but isn't an owl. I found this one in my brother's back yard in suburban Melbourne. There is another one which you can't see just on the other side of this one. Tawny Frogmouth pairs stay together until one of the pair dies. They feed on rats, mice, cicadas, beetles, frogs and other small prey. Perhaps more a Treknature shot...

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Matthew-Watt (5934) 2007-03-26 17:52

Hi Stephen,
I love these guys, we see them often here in Brisbane. You can hear their strange booming call at night sometimes. I very much like your shot, the eye is a wonderful epicentre to this image. The subtle gold light helps to bring out some impressive features of the bird's body. The feathers in this shot look very rough, like the tree branches they try to resemble, but when you handle one you find out they are very soft indeed. The fuzzy background is very well created, forcing all focus on the subject. Excellent.
Matt

noogy (1074) 2007-03-26 19:51

spectacular zoom shot, stephen! details of the bird's face are clear, the blurring of its background makes this look like a national geographic magazine photo! thumbs up! tfs.

plimrn (21344) 2007-03-31 6:44

Hi Stephen,
I love this bird. I've never seen anything like him. The detail and framing is excellent as well. Wishing youy health, Love & joy, Pat

Glint (6171) 2007-06-23 3:40

hello Stephen,
yes, this could be on Treknature bu then I may not have seen it. Very well composed withe that golden eye placed at just the right place in the frame. The focus is jsut right too with the background attractively soft.
regards
Bev