and i thought it was because that had wide opening mouths.
roger
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Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 9:33 PM
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Subject: [canberrabirds] Why they are called
FROGmouths
I
have just been outside with the small dog and briefly shone a torch at the
frogmouth's nest. This revealed the two chicks sitting all
alone.
The small dog then displayed interest in a eucalypt halfway
between the nest tree and a dam. I shone the torch up there, expecting to
find a Brush-tailed possum and instead found an adult Tawny Frogmouth with a
frog (presumably deceased) in its beak. As I was some 10m away I can only
assume this was a Pobblebonk since other local frogs would be too small to see
at that range.
After putting the small dog back indoors I took another
look at the nest site to find an adult was back there, feeding the young.
I rapidly turned off the torch and joined the dog
indoors.
Martin.
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