Migratory OWL caught sleeping

wkcheah76 · 11th December 2004

#1 Sharper Shot, cannot see eye

#2 Blurrer Shot, can see the eye reflection..

Of coz there is a focal length limitation!! hehehhe.. he was high up camoflaged very well... I likethe sheep like under coat of fur.. could not get a better view, constrainted by position.

wkcheah76 · 11th December 2004

Crap, the caption is flipped

Harlequin · 11th December 2004

Looks like a nightjar to me...maybe....

s_wrx · 11th December 2004

it's a grey nightjar.

tho not always accurate, greys are mostly found sleeping in trees and large tails are mostly found on the ground.

wkcheah76 · 12th December 2004

Originally Posted by s_wrx

it's a grey nightjar.

tho not always accurate, greys are mostly found sleeping in trees and large tails are mostly found on the ground.

So Nightjars are owls? I am really bad at this, but I got an eye for weird details in the jungle/forest..

s_wrx · 12th December 2004

Originally Posted by wkcheah76

So Nightjars are owls? I am really bad at this, but I got an eye for weird details in the jungle/forest..

nope they're not owls. they are relatives under the same order (Strigiformes), but belong to different families. Nightjars are under Caprimulgidae whereas owls are under Tytonidae and Strigidae.

Frogmouths are found in the same order too!

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wkcheah76 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Tanah Merah, Singapore Posts: 2,467	Crap, the caption is flipped __________________ "A closet Nykon lover"

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Harlequin Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: East of Singapore Posts: 1,651	Looks like a nightjar to me...maybe....

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s_wrx Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: sINgaPoRe Posts: 337	it's a grey nightjar. tho not always accurate, greys are mostly found sleeping in trees and large tails are mostly found on the ground.