Peter, the fact that it was looking at you the whole time would
suggest it was a juvenile if it was a Tawny. This is the time of year
too of course
The young tend to be inquisitive & dont adopt the classic Tawny
cryptic broken branch pose for a while, often to the frustration of
the parents who maybe 'frozen' on the same branch.
The adults may follow you with slitted eyes but dont usually turn
their head to follow you, until you have been there a while & they
are comfortable anyway.
Chris Charles
0412 911 184
33deg 47'30"S
151deg10'09"E
On 30/11/2007, at 5:17 PM, Peter Shute wrote:
At North Head at about 8pm yesterday I saw what I assumed was my
first Tawny Frogmouth.
What I saw corresponded fairly closely with the right hand picture
of a Tawny Frogmouth on p309 of Pizzey ed. 7 (same pose too),
except that the tail extended no more than 2 or 3 cm beyond the
wing tips. Could it be a juvenile?
I couldn't see its bill properly - it never turned its head away
from me once - but I thought it looked kind of wide. It was
grunting in a concerned way the whole time and stayed fluffed up.
I can't see what else it could be, but unless someone can explain
the short tail I'll have to say it couldn't be a frogmouth.
Peter Shute
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