Laka's "Monstah" - Caught on Film

Hubby Stephen plays chess one evening a week down in Ferntree Gully.  He came home a little early from the latest meeting, having defeated his opponent in the current tournament.  I heard his car come down the drive and heard him come in, but then heard the door open again and the sound of his footsteps going back to the garage, then up the drive! 

This was odd - it's pitch black here at night, and I couldn't imagine what he was after - but when he came back in, he was delighted to tell me he'd spotted something perched on the power cable above the road.  He'd run up with his camera and got this shot:

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A tawny frogmouth!  One of Laka's "monstahs" - who we (and she) hear at night as they fly around the house, hunting.  I love the expression on this one's face - a mixture of surprise and annoyance.