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Old 10-09-2016, 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by astronobob View Post
A very 1st capture of this 'hard to find' bird/owl on friends property, SE Qld.
Taken with 'L' 70-200 @200 from approx 10m away !
Hope worth a squizz,,,
Brilliant detail Bob,rare to find these birds with their eyes open during the day.
Great catch.
The Tawny Frogmouth is in fact a member of the Night Jar family and not an Owl as such
Owles have their eyes on the front of their face, with the large bowl shaped eye surrounds used to amplify sound as part of their direction finding properties to catch their prey.
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