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Fiery-necked Nightjar
jdbirdman

Fiery-necked Nightjar (Caprimulgus pectoralis)

Taken at Sokoke after our search for the owls.
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Habitat
Forest
Location
Sokoke forest
Date taken
Aug 2005
Scientific name
Caprimulgus pectoralis
Equipment used
10D+100-400 IS L Zoom +speedliite 580EX
psilo
Was this taken in the day JD? It looks like it is sitting in the road or something?
 
jdbirdman
No actually it was pitch dark. I used flash and the car headlights. The way the ringers sometimes catch nightjars is to use flashlights and walk around the beam and pick the bird up.
 

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