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  Nightjars_1122.jpg - Lyre-tailed Nightjar, mother and chick  These birds, relatives of the whip-poor-wills were sleeping on a ledge in a rock quarry. The females and young roost on the ground, but the adult male must roost in trees, because this bird with a body of about 6 to 8 inches carries a tail of about 2 feet in length.  
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Lyre-tailed Nightjar, mother and chick
These birds, relatives of the whip-poor-wills were sleeping on a ledge in a rock quarry. The females and young roost on the ground, but the adult male must roost in trees, because this bird with a body of about 6 to 8 inches carries a tail of about 2 feet in length.
Photographer: Durwood Edwards | Camera: NIKON D700 | Date: 11/29/11 11:51 AM | Resolution: 720 x 576 | ISO: 500 | Exp. Time: 1/200s | Aperture: 5.6 | Focal Length: 400.0mm (~400.0mm)
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