Delighted Tawny Frogmouths won Australian Bird of the Year. I consider them one of Australia’s most underrated creatures. They are truly delightful! What’s not to love about a creature that looks like a muppet made out of dryer lint that disguises itself as tree branches? I will go try find my local ones this evening to tell them the good news. Here’s some pics of tawnys I’ve had the privledge of meeting before
Don’t miss the absolutely gorgeous posted the Guardian and artist Pete Cromer produced for bird of the year
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/16/download-australian-bird-year-2025-poster
Went down to my local Tawny Frogmouth hangout to congratulate them on their bird of the year win and was delighted to discover that since I dropped by last week they’ve had babies!
Dropped back in to check on how my neighborhood new Tawny Frogmouth family is doing. Spotted the other parent watching on the nest from above
Found another family of Tawny Frogmouths, this one with older babies. Can’t believe I’ve lived in this part of the city for a decade and only just recently discovered I share it with muppets
Wanted my Tawny Frogmouth friends included in the Aussie Bird Count so did tonight’s count from near their nest
Taking a walk to go see my Tawny Frogmouth friends is my favourite part of my routine these days. Quite wisely given their nests aren’t huge and it’s a bit windy the babies were mostly tucked safely under mum’s wing but one did briefly pop out. Dad somehow manages to sleep despite his small branch swaying
I think everyone in Melbourne is feeling a bit damp today
Joanna Holman
ChookMother 🇦🇺🦘