CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Podargidae

Podargus strigoides  

Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)
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© Larry Dunis 2009
Brisbane, QLD (Oct, 2009)

In the early evening these two chicks were being kept well fed by both parents who were continually flying (silently) back and forth bringing all manner of delectable morsels back to the fledglings.

The food included caterpillars (as in this photo), Asian house geckos, cockroaches and other sundry insects.

Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)

Chick and parent

Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)

Chicks on nest

Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)

Chick and Parent

Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)

Tawny Frogmouth on nest with chick

Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)

Tawny Frogmouth

Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)

Tawny Frogmouth

Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)

Male adult with two chicks

Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)

Tawny Frogmouth

Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)

Tawny Frogmouth (strigoides)

Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)

Tawny Frogmouth (phalaenoides)

Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)

Tawny Frogmouth

Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)

Tawny Frogmouth

Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)

Tawny Frogmouth

Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)

Tawny Frogmouth

Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)

Tawny Frogmouth

Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)

Tawny Frogmouth

Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)

Tawny Frogmouth

Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)

Tawny Frogmouth

Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)

Tawny Frogmouth

Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)

Tawny Frogmouth

Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)

Tawny Frogmouth

Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)

Tawny Frogmouth (strigoides)

Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)

Tawny Frogmouth

Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)

Tawny Frogmouth