Thankfully for those of us who never could solve those 1990s Magic Eye mall posters,
these birds are fairly easy to find if you're a human staring at a
computer screen, not a hungry fox on the prowl. (Look for the closed
eyes on both birds, and the curved beak on the top one.)
But if you're feeling pretty sharp-eyed after spotting them, move on to this frog and lizard, also hiding in plain sight. Lucky critters, born with their own version of Harry Potter's invisibility cloak
Is it a bird? Is it a branch? It’s a tawny frog mouth! How many can you see?
But if you're feeling pretty sharp-eyed after spotting them, move on to this frog and lizard, also hiding in plain sight. Lucky critters, born with their own version of Harry Potter's invisibility cloak
Is it a bird? Is it a branch? It’s a tawny frog mouth! How many can you see?
These tawny frog mouths
(a stocky bird that resembles an owl) are native to Australia, and
known for their neat little trick of blending in with tree branches.
They've even got a special camouflage posture, thrusting their heads
upward to further fool the baddies who might want to bother them. And
they even power-nap in pairs, like this dozing duo spotted at Neds Corner Station, a 30,000-hectare (2.47 acre) nature reserve in Victoria.
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