Can you recognize this fella?

[dom14]

Hey Guys,

I took these photos last night, just before midnight or so.
Can you recognize him?
He flew out of the tree he was hiding to the telephone wire right in front of me, as the fella's
trying to get a good look at me or the cats on the ground.

What would you call this little predator?

He sure looked grumpy to me...

[MB]

G'day Dom, it's a bit hard to tell on the little iphone screen but maybe a 'tawny frogmouth' mate?

[Bob]

I agree a Tawny Frogmouth

[threedogs]

Hey Dom do you you live next to a Zoo lol
x 3 with the others

[dom14]

G'day Dom, it's a bit hard to tell on the little iphone screen but maybe a 'tawny frogmouth' mate?

Yeah mate, you are right. I thought it looked bit odd for an owl, eyes weren't quite big & 100% forward facing like an owl, but it was able turn his head backwards like an owl.
Nice looking bird though. I like his grumpy looking face.

[dom14]

Hey Dom do you you live next to a Zoo lol
x 3 wjth the others

Nah, just the damn suburbs.
I wish I live next to a zoo.
I'm an amateur birder, as you can see.. I know very little about them.
Whoever named this bird "Tawny Frogmouth" was a genius.

[clubbyr8]

Definitely a Tawny Frogmouth.....

[dom14]

Definitely a Tawny Frogmouth.....

Just like the one in your profile picture?

[clubbyr8]

Just like the one in your profile picture?

Yep...

[threedogs]

Ive a large flock of long billed Corella flying around ATM, they are feeding
on all the Conifer trees in the area. Normally there are rainbow Lorikeet eating
all the flowers on the lemon scented gum tree outside my place.