Although, I have to admit this one wasn't taken by me. *wishes her camera would take pics as pretty* This gorgeous series of photos was taken over 2 days by my girlfriend, Carmel, in her garden.
It's a mulberry! :~) The other one in the pix is an oak. Carmel's garden is an Edna Walling garden ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edna_Walling ) so it has lots of georgeous English trees. She's on quite a large block and it's pretty much ringed with oak trees. *is way jealous*
They're relatively common, though not often seen. Mostly cos they're night birds. Commonly called owls, but they're actually related to nightjars. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tawny_Frogmouth
We hear them a lot though. They make this really low, constant "hoom hoom hoom" noise
The photo in my avatar was taken by me, of one in a tree near my house. (we were walking round to Safeway next door and saw him. XD)
Carmel's photos are awesome cos they're day-time, there's 2 of them, and the birds are active. Usually, if you catch them during the day, they're busy being 'one with the tree', and are virtually invisible. XD
Are those common in your area? I'll have to admit I've never seen a photo of one.
The other one in the pix is an oak. Carmel's garden is an Edna Walling garden ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edna_Walling ) so it has lots of georgeous English trees. She's on quite a large block and it's pretty much ringed with oak trees. *is way jealous*
We hear them a lot though. They make this really low, constant "hoom hoom hoom" noise
The photo in my avatar was taken by me, of one in a tree near my house. (we were walking round to Safeway next door and saw him. XD)
Carmel's photos are awesome cos they're day-time, there's 2 of them, and the birds are active. Usually, if you catch them during the day, they're busy being 'one with the tree', and are virtually invisible. XD