With its large, forward-facing eyes and head tufts that look like ears, the great eared nightjar resembles a dragon more than a bird. Often nicknamed the "baby dragon," this otherworldly-looking ...
The mysterious nightjar is among the species being tracked as part of the largest survey of heathland birds for more than 20 years. The study, organised by the British Trust for Ornithology, will also ...
FORT JACKSON, S.C. -- Josh Arrants and Samantha Smith, both wildlife technicians with the Directorate of Public Works Wildlife Branch, arrived at their first stop along North Tower Road at 9 p.m., ...
Who is that calling in the night? Nope, it’s not an owl. Our minds immediately jump to owls when we hear a bird calling out after dark, but they aren’t the only birds that are out at night. Nightjars ...
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Meet the great eared nightjar, nature’s dragon bird
The great eared nightjar gets called a “dragon bird” because once you see it, nothing else feels like the right […] ...
You are in: Devon > Nature > Nature Features > Nightjars on the rise A nightjar and a chick in their nest. Once one of the UK's most threatened birds, the mysterious nightjar is delighting ...
The call of the nightjar is as if a door has opened in the night and let music flow in to relieve the darkness. Nightjars are birds that are most active after dusk and before dawn hawking insects of ...
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