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reply posted on 26-2-2009 @ 02:04 PM by CoolBlackHole
Originally posted by karl 12
"Another freaky pic of a Frogmouth/Whipperwill/Chotocabra/Nightjar/Nighthawk.
Don't know if the 'fangs' are a split beak,taxidermy implants,matted feathery tufts or completely photoshopped but its an interesting pic anyway."



Good observation! Well call it a audacious assumption, but if an animal’s head looks like a snake’s, has jaws like a snake and moves them like a snake does … (second last post on page 7) then it might be … – SURPRISE - a snake(/reptilian) head! And btw, as we all know there are such lovely human/reptilian hybrids everywhere, so what’s so special about bird/reptilian hybrids? Who’d want to discriminate against them?




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reply posted on 15-4-2009 @ 05:43 AM by VampireZio
reply to post by karl 12



That looks like a youngster, we have a bird like that at the zoo I volunteer at in MA, but ours is much bigger so the one in the video must be quiet young. www.capronparkzoo.com... The ones at the Zoo I believe are tawny frogmouths from Austrilia.
www.charliesbirdblog.com...

I believe it is a different species though, I found some links to other south american birds that look similar to the one in the video.
aswewalk.files.wordpress.com...

images.google.com...://comps.fotosearch.com/comp/IST/IST505/great-potoo-_~1058486.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.fotosearch.com/IST50 5/1058486/&usg=__2xcebrMc-yXoJlvKy4NaNTVUPxw=&h=320&w=202&sz=26&hl=en&start=4&um=1&tbnid=JunkE-7ejUCgZM:&tbnh=118&tbnw=74&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsouth%2Ba merican%2Bnocturnal%2Bbirds%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1


reply posted on 15-4-2009 @ 05:59 AM by KRISKALI777
reply to post by karl 12



That my friend is a: FROG-MOUTHED OWL!!!!
We have plenty of them here in Australia.
My friend had one as a pet (injured) when I was young; his parents lived on a large rural property.
This bird is nocturnal, very timid; so therefore, doesn't like urban life.
I would say its an Import, weather illegal to that region ???
There is loads of wildlife smuggling that goes on here; maybe this was a "trophy-pet" that got away!'


reply posted on 15-4-2009 @ 06:02 AM by VampireZio
reply to post by karl 12



Depending on the size of the bird in texas it might need to launch from a mountain or cliff to get any lift to soar through the air. Although study shows that some species might have been capable from taking flight from ground level. So they should be looking in the hills and mountains if they want to find this thing, it could be using whatever thermals are in the area to carry it. These creatures have been known to cover large distances over time, so who is to say it didn't come from california, or mexico?

I found some interesting materials related to this peterodacyl.
www.sciencedaily.com...
( Scientist working on a robot version, didn't they have one in that movie from the 80s? War games? )

"The next generation of airborne drones won’t just be small and silent," says the multidisciplinary group, "they’ll alter their wing shapes using morphing techniques to squeeze through confined spaces, dive between buildings, zoom under overpasses, land on apartment balconies, or sail along the coastline."

www.sciencedaily.com...


reply posted on 4-5-2009 @ 07:45 AM by Zelong
Originally posted by VampireZio
reply to
post by karl 12



I believe it is a different species though, I found some links to other south american birds that look similar to the one in the video.
aswewalk.files.wordpress.com...


VampireZio, you show good knowledge in this field easy for me I live in Oz.
I think you will find this link above is also a Tawney? Frogmouth(Australian).Still all good.

Tawney



Zelong.


reply posted on 7-5-2009 @ 05:26 AM by KRISKALI777
reply to post by Zelong



Finally some sense
Could be close related species, but the frog-mouthed/ Tawny Owl card is where I am placing my bets!
How about all the animal smuggling that goes on world wide though; anyone that asks," but what would an Aussie bird be doing here"?
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