#nightjar — Public Fediverse posts
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NIGHTJARS UNVEIL SONICCOURTSHIP DANCES
New research shows European Nightjars use wing claps for communication and possibly courtship. This adds to our understanding of bird behaviour.
#Nightjar, #BirdCommunication, #EuropeanNightjar, #AnimalBehaviour, #NocturnalBirds
https://newsletter.tf/nightjars-wing-claps-courtship-communication/
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Scientists have discovered that European Nightjars use specific wing-clapping sounds during their night flights, which is a new detail about their behaviour.
#Nightjar, #BirdCommunication, #EuropeanNightjar, #AnimalBehaviour, #NocturnalBirds
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Das Dada Tarot
<Der Ziegenmelker>The Dada Tarot
<The Nightjar>Idea Writing Command AI Realisation
Meister Jeder, Dadaist, Realistiker 5/26
#dada #Tarot #Ziegenmelker #Nightjar
{AI am phantasieren, AI fantasising, AI en train de fantasmer} -
Das Dada Tarot
<Der Ziegenmelker>The Dada Tarot
<The Nightjar>Idea Writing Command AI Realisation
Meister Jeder, Dadaist, Realistiker 5/26
#dada #Tarot #Ziegenmelker #Nightjar
{AI am phantasieren, AI fantasising, AI en train de fantasmer} -
Nocturnal migratory #birds follow rhythm of the moon https://phys.org/news/2026-05-nocturnal-migratory-birds-rhythm-moon.html
Moonlight drives the energy balance and annual cycle of a nocturnal forager https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aed8204
"Moonlight determines when the red-necked #nightjar feeds, migrates and raises its young... the bird's entire annual cycle follows the moon's rhythm... when the moon is full, the bird can hunt insects for much of the night. When it is dark, it is instead forced to rely on brief hunting opportunities at dusk and dawn."
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A family of nightjars on the South Downs heathland in southern England, UK. The elusive nightjar has made a remarkable comeback in the South Downs national park following conservation efforts: it’s thought their numbers have doubled in the past five years.
Photograph: SDNPA/PA
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A family of nightjars on the South Downs heathland in southern England, UK. The elusive nightjar has made a remarkable comeback in the South Downs national park following conservation efforts: it’s thought their numbers have doubled in the past five years.
Photograph: SDNPA/PA
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I forgot @KateShaw had made another wonderfull episode.
https://strangeanimalspodcast.blubrry.net/2026/01/12/episode-467-the-dragon-bird-and-friends/
#bobolink
#nightJar
#frilledLizard
#snakes
#ratsnakes
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I forgot @KateShaw had made another wonderfull episode.
https://strangeanimalspodcast.blubrry.net/2026/01/12/episode-467-the-dragon-bird-and-friends/
#bobolink
#nightJar
#frilledLizard
#snakes
#ratsnakes
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It seems Schloss Dagstuhl expects birds to be deterred from window collisions by the sight of a #nightjar - surely one of the least threatening medium-sized birds - even if they are really the trapped #souls of unbaptised children, doomed for all eternity to blind #goats ...
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It seems Schloss Dagstuhl expects birds to be deterred from window collisions by the sight of a #nightjar - surely one of the least threatening medium-sized birds - even if they are really the trapped #souls of unbaptised children, doomed for all eternity to blind #goats ...
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N is for...Nice Nightjar! This nightjar is delivering a calming cup of herbal tea to someone who could use it this evening.
Sliding in at the final hour (EST) before 'N' ends. 'O' begins tomorrow!
Art ABCs idea hosted by @KarinWanderer
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My phone managed to pick up the nightjar call last night!
Sorry for all the #nightjar posts!!! 😆
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My phone managed to pick up the nightjar call last night!
Sorry for all the #nightjar posts!!! 😆
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Later last evening, I did a #Nightjar survey and once the work was completed I thought I'd try out the video function of my thermal imager. What do you think?
#UKBirding #Birds #nature #wildlife #goatsucker #thermalimage #birdsofmastodon
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@willbuckingham
For those who don't know what a #nightjar (#夜鷹) is:
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First up, "Skyglow relieves a crepuscular bird from visual constraints on being active" by Evens et al.: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165760
In the paper, they show that #nightjar birds behave differently in locations with or without skyglow, and importantly that the relation with cloud cover is opposite between the two locations. (10/17)
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First up, "Skyglow relieves a crepuscular bird from visual constraints on being active" by Evens et al.: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165760
In the paper, they show that #nightjar birds behave differently in locations with or without skyglow, and importantly that the relation with cloud cover is opposite between the two locations. (10/17)
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No, this isn't a dragon hatchling – it's a great-eared nightjar!
A nocturnal species known for its haunting calls and unusual habit of incubating its eggs on the forest floor, the great-eared nightjar (Lyncornis macrotis) is a sight to behold for those lucky enough to spot one in the wild.
Learn more about these beautiful little birds… https://ausgeo.co/nightjar
#nightjar #bird #birds #dragon #birding #birdwatching #birder #cuteanimals #nature #wildlife #fantasy #fantasycreature
#environment #academia #research #academicchatter #biodiversity #ecology #rewilding #nature #wildlife #photography #science #scientist -
No, this isn't a dragon hatchling – it's a great-eared nightjar!
A nocturnal species known for its haunting calls and unusual habit of incubating its eggs on the forest floor, the great-eared nightjar (Lyncornis macrotis) is a sight to behold for those lucky enough to spot one in the wild.
Learn more about these beautiful little birds… https://ausgeo.co/nightjar
#nightjar #bird #birds #dragon #birding #birdwatching #birder #cuteanimals #nature #wildlife #fantasy #fantasycreature
#environment #academia #research #academicchatter #biodiversity #ecology #rewilding #nature #wildlife #photography #science #scientist -
#Crawltober #unusual
This is a great eared nightjar.
To me, it looks like a dragon bird. Such an odd bird! Love the creature, though I have never met one in person yet.
#nightjar #bird #watercolor #gouache #kuretake -
Having a bit of a break from #Bradford Pride with a pint in the #ExchangeCraftBeerHouse. An excellent selection from #Nightjar brewery, which I'd never come across before.
Now bracing ourselves or a visit to #GrumpyJohn's cider festival...
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Having a bit of a break from #Bradford Pride with a pint in the #ExchangeCraftBeerHouse. An excellent selection from #Nightjar brewery, which I'd never come across before.
Now bracing ourselves or a visit to #GrumpyJohn's cider festival...
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Caprimulgus ritae: A #NewSpecies of #Nightjar from Timor and Wetar https://sciencythoughts.blogspot.com/2024/06/caprimulgus-ritae-new-species-of.html
A new species of nightjar (Caprimulgus) from Timor and Wetar, Lesser Sunda Islands, Wallacea https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ibi.13340
"#Nightjars are nocturnal #birds with highly cryptic plumage, seldom observed by humans despite a near-global distribution. Their highly unobtrusive nature, combined with the similar appearance of different species of nightjar makes them extremely hard to study"
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Caprimulgus ritae: A #NewSpecies of #Nightjar from Timor and Wetar https://sciencythoughts.blogspot.com/2024/06/caprimulgus-ritae-new-species-of.html
A new species of nightjar (Caprimulgus) from Timor and Wetar, Lesser Sunda Islands, Wallacea https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ibi.13340
"#Nightjars are nocturnal #birds with highly cryptic plumage, seldom observed by humans despite a near-global distribution. Their highly unobtrusive nature, combined with the similar appearance of different species of nightjar makes them extremely hard to study"
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🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #HuwStephens
NightjaR:
🎵 Space-Bar (feat. Pan Amsterdam)https://nightjarjimi.bandcamp.com/track/space-bar-feat-pan-amsterdam
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🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #HuwStephens
NightjaR:
🎵 Space-Bar (feat. Pan Amsterdam)https://nightjarjimi.bandcamp.com/track/space-bar-feat-pan-amsterdam
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Bird of the Day - Common Nighthawk, Kansas 2020
Not-so-common these days#birds #BirdsOfMastodon #wildlife #nature #nightjar #photography #FlyoverCountry
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Bird of the Day - Common Nighthawk, Kansas 2020
Not-so-common these days#birds #BirdsOfMastodon #wildlife #nature #nightjar #photography #FlyoverCountry
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Night hawks asleep on a driftwood roost in Tambopata River, Peruvian Amazon. Tambopata National Park core has only one lodge, Tambopata Research Center. I am so lucky to have stayed there twice, in a ‘room’ open to the jungle. I wish I was there. Perhaps I can write myself back?
#nighthawks #Tambopata #PeruvianAmazon #ecopoetry #amazonia #SaveOurForests #Peru #nightjar -
Always sad these days to observe an interesting species and not have a chance to photograph it 🙁. I was leaving the CSIRO Black Mountain site here in #Canberra at dusk this evening, and a bird flew close overhead that I would instantly have called as a #nightjar in Europe.
Dark with long, parallel-sided wings and tail and the rubbery flight of a hawking nightjar or nighthawk.
It must have been my first white-throated nightjar, but I'm left with this in #iNaturalist:
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Always sad these days to observe an interesting species and not have a chance to photograph it 🙁. I was leaving the CSIRO Black Mountain site here in #Canberra at dusk this evening, and a bird flew close overhead that I would instantly have called as a #nightjar in Europe.
Dark with long, parallel-sided wings and tail and the rubbery flight of a hawking nightjar or nighthawk.
It must have been my first white-throated nightjar, but I'm left with this in #iNaturalist:
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en anglais c'est #nightjar donc désolée j'imagine un pot de confiture violet avec des petites ailes et qui engloutit le vent comme Kirby
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en anglais c'est #nightjar donc désolée j'imagine un pot de confiture violet avec des petites ailes et qui engloutit le vent comme Kirby
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#DoodlewashDecember2022 prompt: Nightjar
Did you know the male nightjar has a call with up to 1900 notes a minute? They also make a loud wing-clapping sound when patrolling territory.
* Daniel Smith Gouache
* Hahnemühle Beige-toned Watercolor Book
#art #mastoart #paintings #postcard #nightjar #bird
