Tawny
Frogmouth
This baby Tawny Frogmouth was one of 2 babies in a nest. This
one decided to try to fly prematurely and ended up on the ground
unable to get back into the nest. The next was about 25 metres
off the ground. One of the parents vigilantly kept an eye on
the baby as you can see from the first photo. The other parent
tended to the other baby the nest in the eucalypt. A makeshift
nest was made using an old cane basket affixed to a tree and
the baby was placed in the nest. The parent continued to remain
with it and feed it. After another week or so the baby was able
to fly short distances and met up again with its sibling. In
the last photo you can see one of the parents with the two babies.
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