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Podargus strigoides
33 - 50cm I found this bird at 08:45 and when I came back at 17:35 it was still around the area
Spotted on Mar 2, 2011
Submitted on Nov 28, 2011
29 Comments (1–25)
Great spotting Chicquita and thanks for adding it to the mission flora & fauna of NSW. I didn't realise how much tawny frogmouths could vary in their appearance ie colour until i compared your spotting with mine http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/160.... Lovely bird!
Hi Elsa, hi Karen, we just got back from Jakarta City, could not believe it has lots of birds, amphibians and arthropods everywhere, sharing space with 13 million people :)
Same here KarenL!
Lovely!
I am learning so much through Project Noah & I'm really getting the itch to travel again!
Don't walk towards the exit door Chiquita,you got such amazing shots.
Very nice, beautiful bird!
So CUTE!!!!!
Hey ArgyBee, we need more people like you! Thanks for the positive attitude .... I was walking towards the 'exit door' when I read your comment :)
@ Chicquita ... ha ha... no vs around here... nobody knows everything and anyone can make a mistake... it's all good for all.... maybe we'll both resorb our tails soon and be promoted to frogs... more lovely photos please
ArgyBee, thankyou for your support on Tadpole vs Ranger .......
ArgyBee, :)
Thanks Arlanda, Stian, Bonz, Pochempie, Atul ...
Hi Lori, I have edited my text and the title as you see. Thanks for the correction :)
Fantastic photos!
beautiful bird Chicquita, congratulations!
Wow ^___^
Nice!!
Yes, Argy, I'm so ashamed. ;)
nice !!
Very Nice Spotting
tut tut lori.tas... not like you
Oops, just realized I wrote nighthawk originally, I meant nightjar.
Fair enough Chcquita. My copy of 'Every Australian Bird Illustrated' lists them as related to "kookaburra, swift, rollers and rainbowbrds". Simpson and Day's 'Field Guide to the Birds of Australia', groups them amongst "Frogmouths, owlet nightjars, nightjars."
(nightjars?) great pics.. I just learned (because of ProjectNoah) how far these birds exist... India through SE Asia to Aus, Solomons, Philippines... impressive.. we have a regular family in our trees... wonderful birds... so silent in flight
lori.tas I used 'The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia' by Graham Pizzey & Frank Night for most of my Australian birds identification
Thanks SatyenMehta.
lori.tas, it was quite unusual sighting ... I couldn't believe it when I opened my front door
Leuba, as lori.tas said, could be a youngster with good parents :)