Aegotheles cristatus

Australian Owlet-nightjar at Kambah, ACT

Aegotheles cristatus at Kambah, ACT - 8 Jan 2013
Aegotheles cristatus at Kambah, ACT - 8 Jan 2013
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Aegotheles cristatus 25 May 2017 ChrisDavey
Aegotheles cristatus 25 May 2017 RosemaryRoth

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An unusual visitor on a hot and windy day in January 2013. The bird rested for some time on an outdoor table, looking at first glance like a small mound of feathers, and then flew into a tree. Unfortunately I only managed to get one fuzzy photo of it. It had large eyes and a small beak.

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   26 May 2017
Thanks Rosemary. I have downloaded the original photo, cropped it and added it back to aid in identification.
RosemaryRoth wrote:
   27 May 2017
Thanks

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