Download or read book Tawny Frogmouth written by Gisela T. Kaplan and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2007 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The strange tawny frogmouth is often thought to be a species of owl, but it is, in fact, related to nightjars. A true master of disguise, the tawny frogmouth can sit a few metres from you and still not be spotted. So well camouflaged is this night hunter that it roosts in the open during the day, passing easily for a dead tree stump. At night it feeds on rats, mice, cicadas, beetles, frogs and other small prey. This is a fascinating look at an intriguing native species.