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Posted: **Sun Sep 12, 2004 8:04 pm**

I was going out to put the car away tonight & was greeted by this Tawny frogmouth sitting on the railing of the front veranda.

I started to shoot him with the kit lens from the door way about 8 meters away & he didn’t seam upset about an SB – 800 going off in his face, so I though I would get a bit closer, the first image was taken about 1.5 meters away from him, closest I have ever been to one of these birds.

Click on thumb for lager image

Click on thumb for lager image

Cheers
Ray :lol:

Posted: **Sun Sep 12, 2004 8:33 pm**

Got him!!!
Good shot!

Posted: **Sun Sep 12, 2004 11:00 pm**

Have you glued him to the railing? :wink:

Posted: **Mon Sep 13, 2004 6:33 am**

Have you glued him to the railing?

It would make a good ornament ha :wink:

He flew away not long after the top image :cry:

Cheers
Ray :lol:

Posted: **Mon Sep 13, 2004 8:12 pm**

When they are frightened they stay perfectly still and imitate a piece of wood. I had to pick one up off the road once as it decided to imitate a log in the middle of the road and i don't think it liked my headlights.

Tawnies and both beautiful and ugly at the same time. An amazing bird.

Steve
A Greenie.

Posted: **Mon Sep 13, 2004 8:55 pm**

Totaly agree mate :wink:

Awesome Bird!!!!!

Cheers
Ray :lol:

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Have a go at this bloke

Have a go at this bloke

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