Tawny Frogmouths

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Tawny Frogmouths
Originally uploaded by battyden

A pair of tawny frogmouths in a palm tree, pretending to be lumps of eucalyptus branch and failing to hide.

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[torakiyoshi.livejournal.com]

Ha! They had some of those in the Frankfurt Zoo (http://grant.rkirkpat.net/upload/076FrankfurtZoo.jpg). I laughed so hard; these delightfull critters are the ugliest birds I've ever seen!

They look like a cross between an owl and a lump of rock. *Grins*

Are they songbirds? Is life that ironic?

-=TK

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

Seriously NOT songbirds. They're related to owls and nightjars so they're nocturnal hunters.

[torakiyoshi.livejournal.com]

So does that mean they "hoo" or do they "grawk"?

-=TK

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

GRAAAK!

[azhdragon.livejournal.com]

"were they going cheap?"
"no, they were going 'GRAAAK!'"

[siouxsyn.livejournal.com]

That is too too adorable. You can't see me! My eyes are shut!
One of my favourite birds.

[klwalton.livejournal.com]

Ohmigod. They are *too* wonderful! Thank your for sharing this :):).

[weyrdbird.livejournal.com]

AW!:)
They look like a pair of misshapen owlets despite being full grown birds.
"We're just a pair of spotted coconuts; move along!"

[amazingadrian.livejournal.com]

What neat looking birds.

[phoenixineohp.livejournal.com]

I love how grumpy they always look. They are the birds with the worst mood look ever. *hunkers down and gets grumpy*