Tawny Frogmouth owl

[Mervyn Marsh]

Female tawny frogmouth (Podargus strigoides) taken 25/10/13 in Elwood Melbourne Australia, 7d, 500mk ii, f/5.6, iso 3200, 1/640, handheld..



Cheers,

Merv

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Hi Mervyn. I love your super belly to the ground angle here. It makes the owl look so big! I like the bg also. looks like a cool foggy morning

[keith mitchell]

Hi Mervyn,they really are strange looking birds, I really like your full on capture.
Maybe if the bg was a bit darker the bird would stand out even more, just a thought.

Keith.

[Joe Murphy]

A lovely close-up Merv, is she on a nest? I'm pretty sure Frogmouts are from the Nightjar family rather than Owl.

[Karl Egressy]

Great looking close up image, Merv.

[Bill Dix]

What a handsome fellow this is. Good work with the angle. I might have been tempted to try a bit of dodging (on our right side) and burning (our left) to mitigate the lighting. Or the S/H tool?

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Hi mate
Frogmouths are nightjars, not owls. Unfortunately many Aussies think they are owls because they are a nocturnal species. However, forgmouths lack a key characteristic that owls have, which is killing talons.
Cheers