Tawny Frogmouth

Walking through the suburbs of Sydney one night in October I heard this "ooo ooo ooo" sound:



Too dark to see, I pointed the camera at the sound and snapped:



I got lucky. It was a Tawny Frogmouth, probably about 16 inches from tip of the tail to head.

Here's a closer look:



More here. And more images of the messy-face Frogmouth here.