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Tawny Frogmouth. Their species name; strigoides, means owl-like. They are nocturnal and carnivorous but not owls. Related to the Kookaburra and native to Australia. They have rather weak legs and talons to grab prey, instead they pounce and use their wide, hooked beak to dispatch their prey.

Image taken in a small reserve near my home in Canberra, ACT.

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