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23-Dec-2016 #Elaine Simmonds yE''

Eyes Wide Open

Woy Woy

This is a tawny frogmouth.
Not an owl. One of the nightjars.
Friends spotted three of them in a nearby tree whilst we were having afternoon tea on the veranda.
I have heard them for some time but have never been able to find them. As you can see they are extremely well camouflaged.
We were surprised how alert they were considering it was daytime.

Nikon D600
1/500s f/5.6 at 300.0mm iso360 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time23-Dec-2016 16:03:17
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D600
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length300 mm
Exposure Time1/500 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent360
Exposure Bias0.00
White Balance0
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (-4)
Exposure Program0
Focus Distance1884.000 m

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Elaine Simmonds 07-Jan-2017 04:27
Thanks so much, Andrea.
Andrea 04-Jan-2017 15:35
Brilliant! I love that face. He looks like part of the branch. Super capture.
Elaine 31-Dec-2016 08:12
Thanks for your kind words, Hal.
Right time right place and good spotters.
hal 26-Dec-2016 10:48
A really super shot, Elaine.
l've never seen one, let alone photographed one.
You are doing exceptionally well.