Common Potoo

[Donde1]

It's often hard to get them with their eyes wide open in the daytime. They typically spend the whole day immobile and completely camouflaged against a branch. I was lucky with this one.

 

[tirediron]

Neat! An owl?

 

[baturn]

Very cool!

 

[Donde1]

No not an owl but does look like one.

 

[DarkShadow]

Very Nice.I googled it and found this video.I would say you where extremely Lucky.

 

[Donde1]

It's true. I've seen them a number of times and they almost always just look like a bump on a log.

 

[John Hunt]

Very nice thanks for sharing.

 

[annamaria]

Love the look of this bird, great camouflage. Nice shot.