It was on the first of such voyages in 1979 that he located the Ceylon frogmouth, a bird that had not been spotted for about 40 years. |
The male frogmouth – greyer and paler than his mate – is lying along a branch and incubating a clutch of eggs, while the browner female is equally well disguised nearby. |
The 12 species of frogmouth are among the oddest of the avians. |
The large tawny frogmouth, or mopoke, is found in most of Australia and in Tasmania. |
I'm studying my field guide every day and trying to imagine what a gerygone sounds like, what a treeswift looks like, whether I'll see a frogmouth, and so many other things. |
At the beginning of time Grandmother Frogmouth announces that Frogmouths will make their home in the trees. |