Hi Brian,
I believe they can sometimes be red or deep orange if the are distressed or
nervous.
Cheers,
Ed
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> Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:39:54 +1000
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Tawny Frogmouths
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> Hi. How significant is eye colour when looking at Tawny Frogmouths? My
> previous experience with them just north of Brisbane was always eyes of
> yellow / orange. Twice now in central Qld, we've had excellent close views of
> Tawnys where the eye colour was a definite strong bright red - 3 near Moura
> and 1 north of Mitchell. At the site near Moura, the red was clearly seen in
> daylight and at night with a torch, the Mitchell one only with a torch. Do
> the various races have different eye colour? Any other ideas??
> Brian Johnson
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