Podargus strigoides

1 Tawny Frogmouth at Garran, ACT

Podargus strigoides at Garran, ACT - 18 Jan 2021
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Podargus strigoides 26 Jan 2021 MatthewFrawley
Podargus strigoides 26 Jan 2021 roymcd

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I've been watching this Frogmouth nest for about a month or so, but unfortunately I think it was sitting on infertile eggs. This was my last observation before the nest was abandoned. Full marks go to it for perseverance though. PS. sadly there was a freshly dead Frogmouth in the long grass at the Francis Street carpark about a month ago (sorry I didn't want to post a dead bird photo). There were no obvious external trauma injuries, but my best guess is that it did die from some kind of car strike injury. It was quite a smallish size, so maybe a fledgling having its first bad experience with a car...???

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  • 1 Abundance
  • 18 Jan 2021 07:26 PM Recorded on
  • roymcd Recorded by

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  • True Nesting site

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