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Ladder-tailed nightjar (Hydropsalis climacocerca) male PNYC - Pampa Pescado, Pasco, Peru. Oct 16, 2020 Geotagged,Hydropsalis climacocerca,Ladder-tailed nightjar,Peru,Spring

Ladder-tailed nightjar (Hydropsalis climacocerca) male

PNYC - Pampa Pescado, Pasco, Peru. Oct 16, 2020

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Thibaud Aronson

Lion

One evening, as we were washing our clothes in the river, we suddenly noticed a nightjar hawking over the water near us. The next morning, I went to look around the rocks where I had seen him come from, and I found a lovely pair roosting low over the water, their drab plumage giving them excellent camouflage against the stone.
This is mister (note the long tail)...

and this is the missus! Posted 4 years ago, modified 4 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Wonderful! I love how they always look like you just interrupted their nap. Posted 4 years ago
1. Thibaud Aronson
  
  Lion
  
  Heh well, I guess I had!
  Posted 4 years ago

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The Ladder-tailed Nightjar

The ladder-tailed nightjar is a species of bird in the family Caprimulgidae, the nightjars. It is one of two species in the genus Hydropsalis.

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Similar species: Nightjars

Species identified by Thibaud Aronson

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Uploaded May 14, 2021. Captured Oct 16, 2020 09:05 in Palcazu, 19320, Peru.

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Canon EOS 7D Mark II
f/8.0
1/100s
ISO2500
560mm