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Common Nighthawk
Stanley Jones

Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)

Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)
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Habitat
Blackland Prairie vegetation area. Open pastureland and cropland at 191 m (627 ft) elevation.
Location
Barnes Road, east of Salado, Bell County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
May 2023
Scientific name
Chordeiles minor
Equipment used
Canon
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Reactions: fiveroll, Э́ллин, delia todd and 2 others
bievreJJ
lucky you, Stanley, excellent portrait with superb details and great colors, a real topper, many tfs!!
 
jbpixels
Lucky you. A wonderful find. Excellent capture of this cute nighthawk. Probably not the usual place but I do not know.
 
Doc Duck
Was s/he already blinded by the sun when s/he chose that spot to rest through the day? They usually find a spot where they blend in to the point of invisibility.
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
431
Comment count
13

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1000 second(s)
ISO
800
Filename
Common Nighthawk, Barnes Road, east of Salado, Bell Countyh.jpg
File size
1.3 MB
Date taken
Sat, 13 May 2023 12:03 PM
Dimensions
1024px x 785px

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