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Donkees

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Tue Sep 24, 2024, 06:59 AM Sep 24

Common Nighthawk - Central Park, NYC



David Lei - Common nighthawk yawning and showing off the wide, gaping mouth it uses to scoop up bugs in flight. (This past weekend in Central Park, New York)

On warm summer evenings, Common Nighthawks roam the skies over treetops, grasslands, and cities. Their sharp, electric peent call is often the first clue they’re overhead. In the dim half-light, these long-winged birds fly in graceful loops, flashing white patches out past the bend of each wing as they chase insects. These fairly common but declining birds make no nest. Their young are so well camouflaged that they’re hard to find, and even the adults seem to vanish as soon as they land.

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Nighthawk/overview
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