I was just sitting in my kitchen drinking a nice hot cup of tea and looking out into the backyard when I spotted what looked like two blobs on the branch of the tree just over our back fence (I wasn't wearing my glasses at the time).
Upon closer inspection.....look what I found!
Two little owlie friends sunbaking in a tree.......
They're actually Tawny Frogmouths which are not really owls but close enough!
This is gorgeous! Those owls are so sweet :)
ReplyDeleteThey look very like Owls to me and so cute.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lucky find, especially during the day. What cuties! We have a few regulars in our area, hopefully keeping the mouse population down!
ReplyDeleteOh wow - how lucky are you to have these next door! They're such beautiful birds. Actually, you must also have pretty good eyesight, because Frogmouths can really blend into a gum tree!
ReplyDeleteIt's so special when you see something like this in your own space ! Great pics.
ReplyDeleteWhat a discovery. Should you be telling Wildlife ARC or something? They're absolutely magical. Lucky you?
ReplyDeleteHow cool is that!! I have only ever seen owls at teh zoo or bird park!
ReplyDeleteThey are so cute cuddling up to each other like that. We used to have an Owl visitor in our back yard regularly at our last house. I love seeing them around.
ReplyDeleteHow cool-a great way to start the day!
ReplyDeleteThat is fantastic! Love the pics, love the Tawny Frogmouths and love how they are just hanging around in your back garden!
ReplyDeleteWow, that is so cool! Do owls always hang out together?
ReplyDeleteWhy do you never see owls out when it rains?
Cause it's too wet to wooooooo.
Boom! Boom!
That is pretty cool that you even spotted them! My parents get a family of Papuan Frogmouths in their poinciana tree each autumn/winter. Until one afternoon the other week, they heard this almighty kerfuffle, and an enormous owl had swooped and took off with one of the frogmouths! I think dad had a little cry over that one. I wonder if the family will ever go back to the poinciana tree?
ReplyDeleteWhat a couple of sweeties.
ReplyDeleteMakes for a great start to the week.
They're so cute all snuggled up together like that!
ReplyDeleteOoooh super gorgeous!!! I am officially jealous of your cute owlesque goodness! :P
ReplyDeleteOkay, I've told everyone this before, stop me now before I say it....
ReplyDeleteWhat a hoot to find some tawny frogmouths in your neighbourhood!
I'm a sucker for a bit of big beak, fluffy birdy action! I'm jealous!
Oh wow, that is so cool. Are they young owls because they look a little fluffy?
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome find - and to have these in your own backyard!! I love Tawny Frogmouths. I remember feeding one (a mouse I think - dead of course) at one of those wildlife parks up north.
ReplyDeleteThey look so soft and cuddly too. Great photos - and I have to comment on that amazing rock wall you have - it's great!! Was it there when you moved in?