They might look like soft little owls, but they’re a whole other species of bird! If you haven’t already, it’s time to meet frogmouths—owl lookalikes that live in Australia, Southeast Asia, and the Indian Subcontinent. These nocturnal birds have got big mouths, plenty of fluffy feathers, and their baby chicks are so adorable, it’s melting our hearts.
We wanted to give you a treat and boost your mood, dear Readers, so we here at Bored Panda have collected some of the cutest photos of baby frogmouths nesting all over the internet. Scroll down, upvote your favorite pics, and let us know if you’ve ever seen more wholesome birds. Oh, and check out our previous list about frogmouths right here if you need some more heart-warming content.
Frogmouths get their name from the large flattened hooked bills and wide frog-like mouths. (But our headcanon is that a frog and an owl had a secret Shakespearean romance at the start of the frogmouths’ family tree.) Ironically, the birds’ diet consists partly of—yup, you guessed it—frogs.
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Wow they look like paper or dried leaves! That is just.. wow.
Load More Replies...This looks exactly like my ex anytime he had to 'babysit' our daughter while I worked, cooked, did laundry or did anything else that essentially supported our family. Note the EX.
the parent is like, don't talk to us! and then the little one's like, I want to play! they're adorable.
A TRULY superb 'family' Portrait of this most amazing Bird Species....LOVE the teeny tot!!
Luckily for our croaking and ribbiting pals, it’s not just frogs that frogmouths eat. These birds also feed on other small vertebrates like mice, but they mostly eat insects. It might sound harsh, but frogmouths sometimes beat their prey against a stone before swallowing it—but that’s nature for you. Even cute animals will do what they have to in order to survive.
Frogmouths are very egalitarian birds. Females will lay up to 3 white eggs and will incubate them at night while males will take care of them during the day.
According to ‘Save Our Waterways Now,’ tawny frogmouths (which live in Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea) are very social and friendly. They will snuggle up to one another, comfort each other, and generally act as happy little families.
One of the main differences between owls and frogmouths is their feet. While owls use their powerful talons to catch their midnight snacks, frogmouths have weak feet and rely on their beaks for hunting. However, what they share in common is that their chicks look absolutely adorable and make us want to hug them tight.
The third one on right: *grumble* why am I stuck here with my siblings
- Bird Adoption Services, how may I help you? - Yes, hi, I would like to put my third and thickest offspring up for adoption, please. I am so done here. - Right away, ma'am, I will connect you to the right department. - Thank you, sir *Fluff staring at the beyond* I am so screwed
I saw pics of these little ones on Zooborns some years back. I love how the chicks look like beaked fuzzballs, and the adults like avian Muppets.
Absolutely Neha, that's why we all have a job to do - we all humans have to change the way we live and stop massacring animals and destroying their home. No nature, no future for none of us. There is no spare planet Earth.
Load More Replies...Look up a Potoo, they look as if someone was asked to draw a frogmouth without ever having seen one with gigantic eyes to boot... I want to add a pic but it seems it won’t work... look it up, you won’t regret it!
I hope most of these picks are Australian, because I am Australian myself.
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I've always loved them since meeting some in Port Douglas , Queensland.
If you like these photos maybe you would like to support some organization that tries to keep the birds and their habitats alive and well. No matter where you are, find one here. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Bird_conservation_organizations
I saw pics of these little ones on Zooborns some years back. I love how the chicks look like beaked fuzzballs, and the adults like avian Muppets.
Absolutely Neha, that's why we all have a job to do - we all humans have to change the way we live and stop massacring animals and destroying their home. No nature, no future for none of us. There is no spare planet Earth.
Load More Replies...Look up a Potoo, they look as if someone was asked to draw a frogmouth without ever having seen one with gigantic eyes to boot... I want to add a pic but it seems it won’t work... look it up, you won’t regret it!
I hope most of these picks are Australian, because I am Australian myself.
I want to use this opportunity to thank Dr Ekpen for what he has done for me and for helping me to get my ex back with his love spell at first I thought it's not going to work until I have faith in it and it tells me that it's guarantee and truly I have seen it thanks again papa I we advice you people who need love spell to contact Dr Ekpen email him drekpenherbalisthome@gmail.com or WhatsApp him +2349062286491
I've always loved them since meeting some in Port Douglas , Queensland.
If you like these photos maybe you would like to support some organization that tries to keep the birds and their habitats alive and well. No matter where you are, find one here. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Bird_conservation_organizations