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Tawny Frogmouth

Podargus strigoide

Photo by Christiane
Published on Project Noah
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Comments (13)
borzrach
WOW.. COOL Photos and great story!
Christiane
Thanks p.young713 .. I love the nature here in Australia too.. You can see so many animals and plants!
p.young713
Oh wow! That is so cool!! You have so many interesting wildlife, in your country! Great photos, Christiane!!
Christiane
They are night hunting birds.. They eat mice and frogs.
p.young713
So interesting Christiane, There eyes are so human like!! What do they eat?
Christiane
Thanks Andy Surfin-Bird Mortlock.. This family was amazing to watch!
Christiane
I felt very privileged to see this lesson of hunting.. I have 4 of this beautiful birds at my farm and they help me keeping the mice under control!
Yasser
Such an interesting bird! I really didn't know anything about them until I started seeing some spottings on Project Noah. So fascinating and cute!
Christiane
I watched this family of Tawny Frogmouth teaching their young ones to hunt for 2 hours.. It was great!

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PublishedApril 17, 2011

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