Lyre-tailed Nightjar

Posted by Jakejacoby on Sun Jan 19, 2020 8:55 am

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In the Ecuadorian rainforest along a muddy trail at about 10,000 feet elevation. We remained quiet and took photo's from as far away as we could. The Nightjar never acknowledged us or opened his eyes; just continued to snooze as is his habit during daylight hours. Really felt lucky to see this nocturnal bird in its natural habitat.
Canon 1DX
EF f/4 400 DO IS II with 1.4x III
ISO 3200; f/5.6; 1/400

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by himadri roy on Sun Jan 19, 2020 9:24 am

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Excellent find.

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by Joel Eade on Sun Jan 19, 2020 10:23 am

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Good description of the scene .... one of many lucky finds our group shared....nice capture too.

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by david fletcher on Sun Jan 19, 2020 10:46 am

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Wow! Fabulous sighting Jake!

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by Ron Day on Sun Jan 19, 2020 1:33 pm

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Yes, great find and image, Jake. Excellent camouflage for the natural habitat as well.

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by jacques on Sun Jan 19, 2020 3:34 pm

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A great find Jake, well photograph here.. at 3200 iso still look awesome, well done !!!

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by clement on Sun Jan 19, 2020 9:59 pm

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WOW what a beautiful picture

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by Carol Clarke on Mon Jan 20, 2020 4:55 pm

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ZZZZzzzzzzzzzz......... what a sweet find, Jake!

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