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Can you spot the Frogmouths?  
   

Can you spot the Frogmouths?

Turns out these birds weren't dead but rather sleeping. Excellent camouflage! You can click on this picture to make it larger.
Is THAT a Tawny Frogmouth?!?!?

June 18th 2012
Mataranka was a pretty sweet camping spot. In the morning as Majeed prepared our morning coffee, he noticed a funny looking branch that turned out to be a Tawny Frogmouth bird! And his partner one branch up! They are these really amazing birds that become still as a branch, and look just like the branches except for their crimson red eyes. After sharing our discovery with fellow campers, w ... read more
Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Mataranka

Australian Flag Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more
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