You can't see me, you can't see me...He's seeing me!
A Common Potoo trying hard to pretend it's still a part of the tree stump but failing when it notices I'm focused on it, from not too far away. Nocturnal birds have excellent hearing and the soft clicks of my camera shutter were enough for it to start peeking and scoping its surroundings for potential predators. Not to worry after a few snaps I left this guy to go back to sleep secure in his camouflage! Satisfied I wasn't a raptor or some other bird-eating mammal it went back into full sleep mode. Always exciting when you stumble upon one of these!
You can't see me, you can't see me...He's seeing me!
A Common Potoo trying hard to pretend it's still a part of the tree stump but failing when it notices I'm focused on it, from not too far away. Nocturnal birds have excellent hearing and the soft clicks of my camera shutter were enough for it to start peeking and scoping its surroundings for potential predators. Not to worry after a few snaps I left this guy to go back to sleep secure in his camouflage! Satisfied I wasn't a raptor or some other bird-eating mammal it went back into full sleep mode. Always exciting when you stumble upon one of these!