common nighthawk

Haven't seen one of these guys in ages.

Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) Parking lot at Victoria Community Center, Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, USA. Urban setting in the Gulf Prairies and Marshes Vegetational Area at ca. 29 m (95 ft) elevation.

We came across a few Nighthawks roosting in full sun!

I was very pleased to get this shot. The bird is not asleep; it is actually watching me very carefully.

Yesterday at the Albany, NY Pinebush Discovery Center there was a bug cloud that attracted hundreds of these NHs to the swarm. It is tough to get a good shot because they come out so late in the day, but this was one of my better males.

112 flew over west Albany NY tonight. The males have this white stripe on their tails which is lacking in the females. This shot was taken around 6:30 p.m.

This bird sat obligingly half-asleep out in the open on a branch.

Taken last year

One of the 2 fledgelings in Iona in 2010. 2 weeks prior to this shot, this fella still had his wings not well developed!

Had followed up the nighthawk for 2 weeks. There are 2 chicks which are quite big now. Should be able to fly in a few days' time. Difficult to choose a pic as the earlier ones are nesting. In the later ones, most of the time the chicks are under of by the side of the Mom. Don't know if chick...

This is a Common Nighthawk, taken in NW Austin, TX taken on 6/14/2009.

Commonly called, together with the nightjars, goatsuckers.

Finnaly a bump in a tree that wasn`t just a knot. It was the first time I saw one that wasn`t flying.

At 50 ft. up on a branch and 100 ft. away, he blended to the branch so well, you could look right at him and not notice.

This guy has nerves of steel, snoozing on his favorite rock pile next to the highway, while 18-wheeler trucks roar by 25 feet away. I shot from completely across the road and up a small embankment.

There were 10 of these roosting here, mostly on telephone wires! I digiscoped this shot from 20 feet away. My current "setup" works very well at close range, but is not much good at all for longer distances.

I sure don't see these roosting very often! This one was in full view out in the open in a dead tree!

Taking a snooze on a fencepost on the Rocky Mountain front.

I almost ran this little guy over. Sure am glad that I spotted him before it was too late.

Took my big dog for a walk tonight. Found this guy sleepin' on the RR tracks....thought that was rather unique. I would have gotten even closer, but I was afraid my dog would disturb him.

I found this bird resting today at my jobsite. He hardly moved while I set up my celestron and took a series of shots. Cheers, Tyler

Talk about relaxed!