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And have some nighthawks. Done around the same time as the otter pic, I think these were drawn, inked and colored in Flash (or possibly penciled and scanned, then inked and colored on Flash. I forget.) These were for an online nighthawk research newsletter, which i have no idea if it was ever produced.
Nighthawks used to be very common in the eastern US and Canda, but have declined sharply in the past 20 years. Reasons for the decline are unknown, and range from fire ant predation on nests, destruction of wintering habitat in South America, pesticides or some unknown hazard during migration.
They were a common sight and sound while I was growing up in Ohio in the 1970's. In LA we have a closely related species called the lesser nighthawk, but it's not common and much less noticable, except when spotted flying around bright lights at night catching bugs.
Nighthawks used to be very common in the eastern US and Canda, but have declined sharply in the past 20 years. Reasons for the decline are unknown, and range from fire ant predation on nests, destruction of wintering habitat in South America, pesticides or some unknown hazard during migration.
They were a common sight and sound while I was growing up in Ohio in the 1970's. In LA we have a closely related species called the lesser nighthawk, but it's not common and much less noticable, except when spotted flying around bright lights at night catching bugs.
Category All / Animal related (non-anthro)
Species Avian (Other)
Size 900 x 953px
File Size 103.1 kB
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Lots of folks have seen Nighthawks in the air, but how many have seen them on the ground? I did -- once. Got a really nice look at him (or her) too, as he was too sleepy to bolt when I happened upon him near a forest edging. (He was sharing a roost with some Whippoorwills).
They really do look as neat on the ground as they do in the air.
They really do look as neat on the ground as they do in the air.
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