Common Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis), family Caprimulgidae, order Caprimulgiformes, well camouflaged on the forest floor, Estero Llano Grande State Park, South TX, USA
photograph by Jonathan Ley
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Common Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis), family Caprimulgidae, order Caprimulgiformes, well camouflaged on the forest floor, Estero Llano Grande State Park, South TX, USA
photograph by Jonathan Ley
Common Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis) November, Rio Grande Valley, TX USA
one of my all-time favorite sightings :))) i love goatsuckers (obviously)
testosterone (sounds like a spell) by pauraque
🌈BONUS Day 8🌈
Friend and frequent theme week contributor @wilfriede brings us a beautiful story of trans positivity today, a rare Explicit work for her! And it's in her Adventures in Soundscaping collection, so you're ears are in for a real treat. Please enjoy this beautiful story of gender euphoria!
testosterone (sounds like a spell) by pauraque Pairing: Hannah Abbott/Justin Finch-Fletchley Rating: E Length: 47 minutes Summary:
Justin never returned to Hogwarts after the Death Eaters came. He's found that the Muggle world offers other kinds of transfiguration — a body alchemy far more powerful than any magic spell. Sometimes he wonders if anyone even remembers that once, years ago, he was a novice wizard. As it turns out, one person does, and it's the one person he'd most want to.
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Until the morning creeps by pauraque
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Common Pauraque / Tapacamino Común o Capacho by Panama Birds & Wildlife Photos (Nyctidromus albicollis) © Miguel “Siu” for http://ift.tt/1OpsR6v http://ift.tt/2xsnt5I
All Work and No Play by @pauraque
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A Pack of Cards by pauraque
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Nightjar
Nightjar numbers are increasing due to sympathetic forestry practices -- good news for once.
Nightjars (Caprimulgus europaeus) used to be called Goatsuckers because they hung around goats and other domestic animals and as they seemed to do them no harm it was assumed that they fed on the milk of these animals. They do not. They eat insects especially moths that fly at dawn and dusk and sometimes throughout the night.
Maybe they picked the occasional fly from a sleeping mammal but…
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