Tawny Frog Mouth Owl

SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
edited November 21, 2005 in Wildlife
Hi there folks..........had myself a day off yesterday I did whoohooo!! The sky wasn't looking real good and I had no idea if it was going to rain or what it was going to do, so I thought I will just keep driving....if it rains it rains. :dunno

This is a Tawny Frog Mouth Owl, and my oh my doesn't he look real happy NOT! :rolleyes

They imitate branches of trees and really most times you cannot see them because they really do look like part of the tree.

This fellow reminds me of a stuck up Butler and I could just imagine him say to me "Well Frankly Sweetheart I Don't Give A Damn!"Canon 20D with 400mm and Tamron Ext attached, Tripod used < --- got to give the new Manfrotto a bit of a whirl......I love it but gosh it's heavy.

Enjoy.................. Skippy (Australia) :D


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  • windozewindoze Registered Users Posts: 2,830 Major grins
    edited November 20, 2005
    Skippy wrote:
    Hi there folks..........had myself a day off yesterday I did whoohooo!! The sky wasn't looking real good and I had no idea if it was going to rain or what it was going to do, so I thought I will just keep driving....if it rains it rains. <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/ne_nau.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" >

    This is a Tawny Frog Mouth Owl, and my oh my doesn't he look real happy NOT! <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/rolleyes1.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" >

    They imitate branches of trees and really most times you cannot see them because they really do look like part of the tree.

    This fellow reminds me of a stuck up Butler and I could just imagine him say to me "Well Frankly Sweetheart I Don't Give A Damn!"Canon 20D with 400mm and Tamron Ext attached, Tripod used < --- got to give the new Manfrotto a bit of a whirl......I love it but gosh it's heavy.

    Enjoy.................. Skippy (Australia) :D

    Hey Skippy, you stole my tawny.....
    well i like yours better anyway so its ok.. you can have him ( or her )

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    nice catch!!


    troy
  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited November 20, 2005
    Ahhhhhhhhh and look
    windoze wrote:
    Hey Skippy, you stole my tawny.....
    well i like yours better anyway so its ok.. you can have him ( or her )
    nice catch!!
    troy
    Hey Troy............your's looks every bit as stuck up as mine hehehehe rolleyes1.gif

    They're odd looking Owls aren't they, yours at least was in the sun by the looks of him, mine wasn't.

    Take Care Troy.........Skippy (Australia)
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  • windozewindoze Registered Users Posts: 2,830 Major grins
    edited November 20, 2005
    Skippy wrote:
    Hey Troy............your's looks every bit as stuck up as mine hehehehe rolleyes1.gif

    They're odd looking Owls aren't they, yours at least was in the sun     by the looks of him, mine wasn't.

    Take Care Troy.........Skippy (Australia)
    mine was in a very dark glass enclosed viewing at the zoo..... but the canon 70-300 IS is a wickedly cool lens...


    troy
  • ThusieThusie Registered Users Posts: 1,818 Major grins
    edited November 20, 2005
    .had myself a day off yesterday I did whoohooo!! The sky wasn't looking real good and I had no idea if it was going to rain or what it was going to do, so I thought I will just keep driving....if it rains it rains. ne_nau.gif


    Glad you kept driving Skippy, that is a cool shot of a cool bird.
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited November 20, 2005
    Yikes he's so ugly I almost wish it was one of your icky bug shots. rolleyes1.gif

    Good capture Skippy. thumb.gif
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited November 21, 2005
    Thanks Thusie
    Thusie wrote:
    Glad you kept driving Skippy, that is a cool shot of a cool bird.
    Well my day off almost ended in a disaster eek7.gif
    On the way home on the open road an elderly driver decided to do an illegal turn right in front of me ........ I prayed out loud Oh God make him move or help me get round him.

    I had to brake hard, and try and go around him ...... the lady sitting in the passenger seat of the other car, raised her hands to her face in horror expecting me to hit them, but thank God I got around him ........ I don't know what he was doing, but he appeared to be lost........ I hope they got home alright.

    Thursday is the Big Day Out clap.gifclap.gif that's if the Weather Man does his job, and gives us a nice day :D I hope I can post a nice Mandrill shot, or even some butterfly shots........thats the plan thumb.gif glad you liked the bird.
    Skippy (Australia)
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited November 21, 2005
    Hey There Harry
    Harryb wrote:
    Yikes he's so ugly I almost wish it was one of your icky bug shots. rolleyes1.gif

    Good capture Skippy. thumb.gif
    Ohhhhhhhhh I'd love for it to have been a big bug too, but danged if I can find one........I keep looking, really I do.......ahhhhhhhhh one of these days I am gonna find some really superdooper bug to post for you rolleyes1.gif iiiiiffffff I can find one rolleyes1.gif those Tawny Frog Mouths are really quite ugly but when they are spooked their eyes are yellow like the little smiley faces we post, really really distinct, and boy do they have wide mouths.
    Take Care Harry............ Skippy (Australia)
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  • RohirrimRohirrim Registered Users Posts: 1,889 Major grins
    edited November 21, 2005
    Lovely shot Skippy. Great composition and very sharp. thumb.gif
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