tags: common nighthawk, Chordeiles minor, birds, nature, Image of the Day
[Mystery bird] Common nighthawk, Chordeiles minor, photgraphed at Smith Point, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 29 August 2008 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/1000s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400.
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Lesser Nighthawk it is.
Lesser Nighthawk it is.
oops, sorry for the echo
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