…and sometimes I let him sleep in.
I am fortunate to have a family of Tawny Frogmouth nightjars that roost in a small tree directly in front of my bedroom verandah. Most mornings he (and often, she and youngster) is busy sleeping off the the nights hunt. Tawnies are well known for the “pretend to be a stick and no one will notice me” pose.
All comments are welcomed and appreciated.
ISO 100-400@400mm f5.6 1/1600
I love the soft colours here, of the nightjar and the leaves as well.
The sleepy-eyed pose is terrific. Amazing camouflage and great yellow eyes. We found a couple of these, but VERY hard to locate.
Do you have any more room on the left? Moving the 'jar a bit right would move the bird a little off-center
Excellent image!
Agreed! Along with being an excellent photo of the subject, I very much like how this photo illustrates how well this species can blend with the surroundings.
I like the framing as-is, nicely done!
Glenys, the bird is very nicely camouflaged against that tree trunk. How nice to have them nesting where you can watch them. The touch of oof leaves on the right adds nicely to the “hiding out” idea.
Great eye-seeing and capturing the owl’s mood in this fine image Glenys! I like the framing, even though the head is not centered, the diagonal line from tail to head is pleasing to me. Off-center does not always work but in this case, it does for me. The only issue for me is the blurred right top/side of the foilage is distracting but there is probably not much that can be done about that without pruning shears. Otherwise another excellent image!
Thank you @Sandy_Richards-Brown , @Jim_Erhardt , Mark and @Keith_Flood. Your comments are always appreciated.
@Sandy_Richards-Brown , I do have more room on the left. The leaves got into a bit of a tangle there and I couldn’t find a suitable cut-off place. I figured the curvy twig was just enough framing for the bird.
Wonderful image, very deserving of the EP! Congrats!
