Mottled gray, brown and white bird with a white throat, perched on a weathered gray fencepost
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #manmadeperch — any bird perched on a manmade object.
Common Nighthawk on a weathered fencepost, Kansas 2022
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Nightjars #FlyoverCountry
Two well camouflaged Indian nightjars sitting together on the ground amongst the fallen dry leaves and scattered greenery. Taken from a low angle, one bird is facing the camera and the other is side-on. From our garden in Thailand.
At last the two Indian nightjars posed together for me this morning
#nightjars #wildlifegarden #backyardwildlife #wildlife #Thailand
A superbly camouflaged Indian nightjar sitting on the ground next to a clump of bamboo surrounded by leaf-litter. Photo taken with a telephoto lens almost at ground level.
Two very well camouflaged Indian nightjars sitting on the ground two metres apart, surrounded by fallen leaves and a little bit of green grass.
Indian nightjars in our garden again - two in the second photo!
#nightjars #birds #gardenwildlife #backyardwildlife #wildlife #Thailand
tawny gray bird with long wings and diminutive bill, perched atop a fence post
The alternate #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #NoBranch — any perched bird not on a branch.
Common Nighthawk, Kansas 2006
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Nightjars #FlyoverCountry
light buffy bird with small bill and dark eye perched lengthwise on a dead lichen-crusted branch
The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #perfectperch — birds perched on a branch.
Common Nighthawk (juvenile), Kansas 2021
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Nightjars #FlyoverCountry
screen capture of the North American Nightjar Survey page, see link in post to access
screen capture from the volunteer data entry page - see link in post.
Screen capture of the available routes (green). Contact the program coordinator to learn more about what routes are available in your area.
Winter Learnings: Lean about the North American Nightjar Survey: www.birdscanada.org/bird-science...
naturecounts.ca/nc/nightjars...
Routes are available throughout North America - contact the coordinator for more information. #Birds #Canada #America #Conservation #Nightjars #skysharks
#Writing and #Research 2025: Being an ecologist writing about local places is a rewarding challenge to combine science, #nature and joy, like hearing the #nightjars of Cors Bodgynydd with @northwaleswt.bsky.social #Wales #envhist #ecology #wetlands #birds
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Another image of the Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles cristatus) showing its huge eyes. One of two we saw today. Sometimes colloquially referred to as the moth owl, but it's not related to the owls at all. Just a small goatsucker. 😀 #BirdingAustralia #BirdingSouthAustralia #nightjars #goatsuckers
One of the highlights of today's birding was this Australian Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles cristatus).. a small, dainty nightjar with a big head and huge eyes. It is Australia's smallest nocturnal bird. #BirdingAustralia #nightjars #BirdingSouthAustralia
Another relaxing session at Draw Your Stress Away. This is a chill guided drawing session that happens live over Zoom. Pumpkins were today's subject. That rough looking bird on the stem is a nightjar, which I added for an extra challenge. #drawing #art #nightjars #pumpkins
New(ish) paper; huge collaboration led by Aaron Skinner!
Using GPS tracking we show breeding grounds drive body size variation more than wintering grounds! First evidence that nightjars follow Bergmann’s rule👇
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#nightjars #birds #migration #ornithology
Some interesting British wildlife lore: theconversation.com/the-medieval... #folklore #britain #wildlife #hedgehogs #nightjars #wildcats #mountainhares #folkloresky
Great bird this morning at a park in downtown Budapest. European Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus). Second time I have seen one at this park. Oct. 5 is the latest I have ever seen this species. #BirdingHungary #nightjars #birds #goatsuckers
Following a night of lot of booms and flashes 🌩️⚡I bring you a common poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii) sitting on a rock in Kern County, California. (I have posted this one before.)
#birds
#wildlife
#poorwill
#nightjars
#caprimulgids
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Brown, buff and gray speckled bird with long tail and wings lying horizontal on a dead branch
Spotted a Common Nighthawk heading into a Tulip tree. Took some effort, but found its perch on this dead branch #birds #birding #bird #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nightjars
Two Whip-poor-wills on the forest floor. Photo: Victoria Pepe., basically you see brown mottled fluffs amongst green and brown leaves, if you look close enough you see four eyes.
A scientist, Mathumy Sivathesan, is looking at a whip-poor-will and, perhaps, adding a motus tagand harness. The bird is mottled brown, black and white andis held by a colleague. Mathumy is wearing a red headlamp and behind is darkness and green plants.
A scientist, Mathumy Sivathesan, sits at a small table placing a band on a whip-poor-will. The bird is mottled brown, black and white and just a bit larger than Mathumy's hand. Mathumy is wearing a red headlamp and behind is darkness and green plants.
Hidden in plain sight: Conservation for lasting change | Science | University of Waterloo uwaterloo.ca/science/news...
#Birds #nightjars #fieldwork #BirdsCanada #ornithology #conservation & #science in #Canada
youtube.com/watch?v=UeZT... @beyerstein.bsky.social @johngcole.bsky.social @anniegirl.bsky.social @doloresquintana.bsky.social @bettycrackerfl.bsky.social #Nightjars are fucking amazing. That is all.😊
Well, #Nightjars have had an unprecedented year in Aberdeenshire. Vocal activity winding down now but it's far from over. AFAIK double brooding has never been *proved* in Scotland, but maybe this year? Looking possible here.
@scottishbirding.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social #birdingscotland
This is where a pair of Aberdeenshire #Nightjars are nesting & roosting. Not a great choice -a Red #Deer highway! Lucky the eggs/young didn't get trampled - or eaten by deer.
@scottishbirding.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social @mammalsociety.bsky.social @nesmammals.bsky.social #birdingscotland
New research reveals risk to Nightjars 👇🌍
The birds, which have a stronghold in #NorthYorkshire, are at real risk from decreasing genetic diversity, researchers warn - recent #YorkResearch in @thenortherneco.bsky.social: thenortherneco.substack.com/p/new-resear...
#nightjars #biodiversity
Is anyone else obsessed with the whip-poor-will metronome? 🪶 #nightjars #naturesky #birdsong
One of our #Nightjars in Aberdeenshire has a ring! Most likely one from last year - exciting discovery! Need to catch it now.
This female lost one of her young to a Fox the other day.
@scottishbirding.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social @greg-conway.bsky.social #birdingscotland
There's news on the Nechisar nightjar (Caprimulgus solala), named for a single wing found in Ethiopia in 1990. DNA analysis - as yet unpublished - shows that it's a previously unreported thing among Old World nightjars... a hybrid! www.aba.org/has-the-nech... #ornithology #birds #nightjars
#Nightjars are mysterious birds and it was such a privilege to hear and see one in #Wales with @northwaleswt.bsky.social - read my account of the adventure @nation.cymru
#nature #conservation #Gwydir #ornithology #Cymru #naturewriting #placewriting #nonfiction #placeandbirds #Eryri #birds #wildlife
Out failing to record #Nightjars for the @btobirds.bsky.social #HeathlandBirdSurvey in #Suffolk this evening. Girls being good fluffy assistants while we stopped to listen to the baby Tawnies. We #HeardAnOwl (or several) but were #ZeroHeroes on the target species front! @hughhanmer.bsky.social
What a gorgeous portrait by @ruths-portraits.bsky.social. #Nightjars were thought to be extinct in Ireland.
Here's a beautiful documentary on them by @birdwatchireland.bsky.social:
youtu.be/R00gkg5Qx_4?...
#birds #birding
Lajijie's Summer Dates With Sasha, Chase And Kerry 5 #SashaChaseAndKerry #furry #furryart #furryartwork #anthroart #anthrotwitter #Anthro #cats #foxes #bats #dragons #nightjars #birds #beaches #ocean #blueskies #clouds #swimwear #swimsuits #swimtrunks #bikinis #sidwalk #lakes #hottubs
Lajijie's Summer Dates With Sasha, Chase And Kerry 4 #SashaChaseAndKerry #furry #furryart #furryartwork #anthroart #anthrotwitter #Anthro #bats #chameleons #birds #polarbears #dragons #komododrgaons #nightjars #owls #beaches #ocean #blueskies #clouds #swimwear #swimsuits #swimtrunks #bikinis
#Nightjars! Don't you just love 'em? An exceptional year in NE Scotland. Another pr pinned down last night w/ Paul Baxter & another bird at a new site
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@scottishbirding.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social #birdingscotland @greg-conway.bsky.social
Near-perfect conditions for watching #Nightjars on a #Devon lowland heath this evening. 7+ birds encountered, including great views of a perched female. #BBCSpringwatch #DevonBirds #UKBirding
