Marbled Frogmouth

<B>Marbled Frogmouth</B> <I>Podargus ocellatus marmoratus</I>

Another image of the Marbled Frogmouth a rare frogmouth, this race is found only in lowland tropical rainforest on the remote Cape York Peninsula, it's nocturnal and reportedly won't come out from under the rainforest canopy. As a consequence it is rarely seen. This one was called in to a track in the rainforest in Iron Range NP. The call is something else, a long gobble followed by a bill clap.

Taken with a Canon T90 + 500mm f4.5L + 25mm Extension tube with 300TL and better beamer. Taken a couple of hours after sunset, with 100% flash illumination. Flash metered by FEL spot metering and SS shifted manually. 1/90 @ f4.5 on Reala. Red eye cleaned up in PS.