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Large-Tailed Nightjar in Chitwan NP We drove along on our rhino jeep safari (see my comments on the Rhino pictures about not taking the Elephant safaris!), and in heavy forest, we suddenly stopped, backed up and there, resting on a branch, was this Nightjar. Nightjars are very hard to see and I was thrilled to be able to get even a halfway decent photo. Caprimulgus macrurus,Chitwan National Park,Fall,Geotagged,Nepal,large tailed nightjar Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Large-Tailed Nightjar in Chitwan NP

We drove along on our rhino jeep safari (see my comments on the Rhino pictures about not taking the Elephant safaris!), and in heavy forest, we suddenly stopped, backed up and there, resting on a branch, was this Nightjar. Nightjars are very hard to see and I was thrilled to be able to get even a halfway decent photo.

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    Ferdy Christant
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    They are incredible birds, and I know exactly how you feel when discovering one. This will forever be etched in my memory:

    Madagascar Nightjar at day During our trip in Madagascar, several times we heard a distinct animal call that sounds like a pingpong ball dropping, usually around the time the sun was setting. Little did we realize this was the call of the Nightjar, a nocturnal bird. <br /> <br /> They are reasonably common in Madagascar, but it is less common to find them sleeping on the forest floor during the day, even less common to find two keeping each other warm. Check out their enormous heads and tiny beaks. Andasibe,Caprimulgus madagascariensis,Madagascar,Madagascar Nightjar
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The large tailed nightjar

The large-tailed nightjar is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.
It is found along the southern Himalayan foothills, eastern South Asia, Southeast Asia and northern Australia. This species is a resident of the countries of Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests,.. more

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Uploaded Jun 8, 2017. Captured Nov 24, 2016 10:44 in Unnamed Road, Narayani 44200, Nepal.
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  • Canon PowerShot SX30 IS
  • f/5.8
  • 1/159s
  • ISO400
  • 150.5mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.