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You don't take a photograph. You ask, quietly, to borrow it. ~Author Unknown | |
 | OMGosh.....he's so sad looking but adorable !! |
| I think that's a great caption !!! |
 | Omgosh..how adorable. The look a lot like owls. I know you have shown us pics of these before but I will need to go google and look at an adult when I get done here. |
| This one is a really good shot Julie...I sure hope they make it..keep us posted (unless its bad news and I don't want to hear about it) |
| Oh NOOOOOOOOO...this is the best pic of the bunch. Outstanding work Julie |
 | So far they seem (both of them) to be perfectly happy pretending to be sticks..... pity that doesn't work so well next to a blue railing or a metal boat trailer frame lol. They are sooo cute! |
 | Keep me posted !!! WHen are they available for adoption |
 | oh, oh, oh, looky there ! two little cuties ! i think an adventure is about to happen ... |
| OMG that is too precious! |
| he's all like where am i ? i love this cute little frogmouth. what a cool name.! |
| too adorable. i'm in love with the frogmouth now. |
| incredible shot! he's just too cute. |
| awwww. i would love to have a bird like this in my yard! precious. |
| I just added another shot.. I can't resist this little fellow! |
| i wouldn't be able to resist either, Jay! s/he is adorable. looking forward to more updates. |
 | Tawney Frogmouth...with a name like that ...no wonder they look so depressed !! :P |
 | AWWWWWWWWWWWW........... what cute little fluffybundles.
I want one. Can I have one PLEEEEEEEEEEASE?
Look at those little faces. Lovely shots Jay. Hope they all manage to pull through and become adults. Nature can be cruel and it is so tempting to intervene. I wouldn't blame you for trying though. Who could resist such a sorrowful look? Its like the one I use to get female attention. Hehe.
I am hoping to get some good bald eagle shots in March cos I just accidentally bought myself a new 140-600mm lens. Opps! Finger slipped on the button early new years day. ;-) |
| Is everybody still in one piece Julie? any updates |
 | These are great close-up shots Julie!!! They are so endearing. Good luck to all of them that they make it through the transition to flight and safety. |
|  I have to admit, i was hoping that the parent would come to the baby and as the sun set last night, our little visitor started calling for its parents. Seems the message back from mum and dad must have been " get your fluffy butt over here!" Misery Guts fluttered over to the roof of our neighbour's garage, a flight of about 3 or 4m (about the same in yards) and settled in the gutter for a while. Still hopeful, I set the camera to video and just let it run while i watched from inside. MG certainly set up a howling but still no parental visit, so he scrabbled up to the roof ridge. From there he flew quite a way over to another garage roof that is right up close to the very leafy trees that the parents calls were coming from. That's the last we have seen of either chick. A successful renunion with parents and the perfect leafy place to hide away. I can still hear the chick's raspy calls and the deep, almost 'doof doof', replied of the parents. I recorded about 12 minutes of video that I love having as a record but pretty sure it would bore the socks off the rest of you. |
| amadotca wrote on Jan 6, '11, edited on Jan 6, '11 can we see a minute of it at least ..
I wanna hear his croaky little voice |
| That is a great video Ama! Now i want to hand rear one myself lol sooo cute |
| I'm coming over to get one. Sooooo cute. |
| I get first pick G ... Oh hell they are all cute ... doesnt matter |
| I'm gonna train it to attack pictures of my ex so that when its flying around it will kill on sight.
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| Loved the video too ama. I would not be bored with your video either Julie. |
| ok, i managed to cut it down to about 5 or 6 mins. go bore yourself silly. |
| :D thankyou! I like it too. |
 | GREAT SHOTS, please send me one of these, i will love it n take care of it. They are so CUTE |
| i did google them, they do look like owls, but it said they were not. they are the cutest birds i have seen. Great capture |
| such personality in this shot :D |
| Julie, may i quietly borrow a photograph of these lil guys, to draw in sketchfu?? |
| LOL I think you will have to take a rain check Mop! there are a few in front of you.
No they are not owls, even though most call them tawny frogmouth owls. They are noctural hunters but when it comes down to specifics, they are not as strong as owls, their prey tends to be small reptiles, frogs and large insects. They don't get the calcium that most owls do so their talons are much weaker. Owls fly around at night hunting food, but Tawny Frogmouths generally remain sitting very still on a low perch, and wait for food to come to them. They catch prey with their beaks, and sometimes drop from their perch onto the prey on the ground.
Tawny frogmouth pairs stay together until one of the pair dies. (which makes me really sad when i see on dead on the road having been hit by a car while hunting insects) They breed from August to December. They usually use the same nest each year, and must make repairs to their loose, untidy platforms of sticks. After mating with the male, the female lays two or three eggs onto a lining of green leaves in the nest. Both male and female take turns sitting on the eggs to incubate them until they hatch about 30 days later. Both parents help feed the chicks.The chicks move to the edge of the nest and direct their droppings over the edge. About 25 days after hatching, the chicks are ready to leave the nest and lead their own lives.
The are related to nightjars. |
| Loved the lesson Julie...thanks |
| yeah, that was a good write-up julie. they behave elegantly, don't they? |
 | Oh my Jay thank you so much for sharing these with me they are adorable! I love animals of all kinds :) I love kitty cats too but I sure hope they don't catch these babies before they can grow up and move on. |
| Just read the rest of the posts I thought they were a type of owl too.. |
| Lazy little buggers arent they ... waits for the food to come to them lol |
| Thanks Julie for posting the link on sketchfu I am glad you did :D |
 | This is so neat! What fabulous pictures, and great write-up. I can appreciate them more, knowing a little bit about these cool birds. |
| Julie, your page is awesome. :D |
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can we see a minute of it at least ..