Keeping Everyone Dry

This glorious photo shows a trio of tawny frogmouths - Podargus strigoides - huddled together in the type of trees they so cleverly camouflage with. It is the Bird Behaviour Gold winner in the 2026 Bird Photographer of the Year competition. "Rain threads through the forest," says Australian photographer Donald Chin. "Camouflaged against bark and shadow, a fledgling tawny frogmouth stretches its wings in what looks like covering its other siblings from the water droplets. Stillness is its field, with patience its inheritance. In the hush between falling drops, resilience becomes a form of quiet strength." These carnivorous and nocturnal birds are often mistaken for owls, but they're not at all. They are more closely related to nightjars - who are as difficult to spot at nighttime as these Aussie beauties.

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