Tawny Frogmouth, Calgary Zoo - a photo on Flickriver

            Adding another five old photos before deleting them from my computer.  I'm getting really low on space (again) and really need to do more checking and deleting.  I am adding the description that I wrote under a previously posted photo taken the same day.

"I was excited when I happened to notice this strange bird behind glass and in a rather dark enclosure in The Creatures of the Night building at the Zoo.  At first, I thought it was a new (for me) kind of owl, but it is a Tawny Frogmouth!  I had seen several people post photos of this very strange looking bird on Flickr and always thought it would be an interesting species to see."

"Found throughout the Australian mainland, Tasmania and southern New Guinea. The Tawny Frogmouth is often thought to be an owl.

Tawny Frogmouths hunt at night and spend the day roosting on a dead log or tree branch close to the tree trunk. Their camouflage is excellent — staying very still and upright, they look just like part of the branch.

Tawny Frogmouth pairs stay together until one of the pair dies."  From Wikipedia.

Taken on: March 23, 2008

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Calgary

Alberta

Calgary Zoo

Australia

nature

avian

bird

ornithology

Tawny Frogmouth

Podargus strigoides

Frogmouth

hunt at night

indoor

captive

zoo

23 March 2008

Panasonic

Lumix

FZ18

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Sets appears in: • Calgary Zoo 6 • 2008, my most interesting photos

Groups appears in: • Birds • Panasonic FZ series more » • Bird Lovers • PHOTOGRAPHERS OF CANADA • Calgary Zoo • *I Love Birds* • Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ18 • Birdshare • Birds of the world/ Oiseaux du monde • Panasonic Lumix Lovers • Calgary Zoo Photography « less

Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ18, f/3.6, 1/10 sec, 30mm, ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Panasonic DMC-FZ18
Aperture:	f/3.6
Exposure Time:	0.1 sec (1/10)
Focal Length:	30mm
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	High gain up
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 12.0 Windows
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