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Original - The Tawny Frogmouth, Podargus strigoides, is an Australian variety of Frogmouth, which, when threatened will stay perfectly still with eyes almost shut and bill pointed straight, relying on camouflage for protection.
Reason
This species has two existing FPs, but with the addition of this image to the article we finally have a nice illustration of the camouflage behavior
Articles in which this image appears
Tawny Frogmouth
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animals
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Benjamint 09:16, 12 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • You're right, I worded that pretty poorly. Are you still planning a trip to Nepal for this year Diliff? Guess it won't be for another 10 months or so but I'm looking forward to seeing some shots Benjamint 22:42, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Yeah, I am, at this stage I think it will be early October so about 8 months away. Still haven't confirmed but might also be cycling through Southern France (Pyrenees, Côte d'Azur, foothills of the French Alps) then Italy (Tuscany, Dolomites) and into Slovenia between June and September, so there may be a bit of a flurry of photography later in the year. :-) I've been holding out for the 5D MkIII for ages but it looks like it will be announced toward the end this year (if it was going to be announced, it would have already been by now, based on Canon's usual release dates). Too late for the trip, so I'm probably going to buy a second hand 5D MkII soon and sell it when the MkIII comes out. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 17:41, 16 February 2011 (UTC) [reply]

Promoted File:Tawny-frogmouth.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 20:33, 21 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]