Tawny frogmouths in Australia are becoming rare
As ornithologists of these nocturnal birds are well aware
Spraying of weeds fed on by insects on which frogmouths prey
Are slowly poisoning these birds never seen out by day
They also fall victims of cats when taking prey on the ground
In large numbers frogmouths no longer abound
Some of them also die on the roadways at night
On chasing flying insects when dazzled by car or truck headlight
Mottled grey birds related to nightjars with large yellow eyes
They do take their prey by the element of surprise
In flat nest of sticks high on branch of tree
The female lay white eggs of one to three
Due to their camouflage as they roost on branch by day they are hard to see
By night their low humming calls will live on in your memory.
No comments:
Post a Comment