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Frogmouth Pair
davidfree

Frogmouth Pair (Podargus strigoides)

This pair lives in the Kununurra Lakeside Resort. I'm sure that most human visitors do not see them.
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Habitat
Lakeside paperbark tree
Location
Kununurra, Western Australia
Date taken
31/08/2021
Scientific name
Podargus strigoides
Equipment used
Olympus OM-D M1 Mark2 +Panasonic-Leica 100-400mm, handheld
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
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KC Foggin
Supporter
Heck, I can't even spot the second one in this beautiful image of the Frogmouth David! :unsure:
 
drjpmenon
Supporter
Great spotting and a good shot! We have Srilankan Frogmouths in certain pockets in South India, but as you say, rarely spotted and photographed.
 
wonderview
What alien looking birds. And how on earth did you ever spot them? Fantastic capture and great work! tfs!
 
delia todd
Staff member
Opus Editor
Supporter
Gosh!!! Very well done spotting them in there David.

A right fine picture this one my friend. Thanks lad.
 

Media information

Category
Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
Added by
davidfree
Date added
View count
281
Comment count
6

Image metadata

Device
OLYMPUS CORPORATION E-M1MarkII
Aperture
ƒ/4.5
Exposure time
1/2000 second(s)
ISO
1600
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
Frogmouth pair-P8312648b.jpg
File size
4.4 MB
Date taken
Tue, 31 August 2021 6:14 AM
Dimensions
5184px x 3888px

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