#nocturnal bird

[yeltsinsstar]

DOC to raise concerns with Miami Zoo over treatment of kiwi

How this American zoo is treating this poor kiwi is disgusting. The bird is clearly stressed, probably because kiwi are nocturnal and they have it in a brightly lit room that is basically a fucking petting zoo.

[nature-scares-me]

European nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)

[mysteryanimator]

Olrox has arrived at the Met Gala

[almoststedytimetravel]

I think more people (me) should stop using Ravens and other corvids to act as omen's of death when doing a symbolism and start using Pīwakawaka as omens of the death instead.

You may not like it, but this is what peak death omen looks like.

[pleistocene-pride]

Antrostomus vociferous, better known as the eastern whip-poor-will or whip o whill, is a species of bird within the nightjar family, Caprimulgidae, which is endemic to the deciduous forests and mixed woodlands of North and Central America from Canada in the north to Costa Rica in the south and from the east coast to the great plains. Often migrating to the north of there range to breed and to the south of there range to overwinter. It is named onomatopoeically after its song as whilst the whip-poor-will is commonly heard within its range, it is rarely seen because of its elaborate camouflage. Eastern whip-poor-whills are a nocturnal species which spends there days resting amongst leaf litter, tree roots, branches, hollows, and fallen logs, emerging at night to feed upon various flying insects such as beetles, flies, mosquitos, and in particular moths. Eastern whip-poor-wills are generally solitary preferring to spend time on their own; however, during migration, they may form loose flocks. Reaching around 8.5 to 10.5 inches (22 to 27cms) in length, 1.5 to 3 ounces (42 to 85grams) in weight with a 17.5 to 19.5 inch (45 to 50cms) wingspan, eastern whip poor whills sport a large head and broad body. They have mottled camoflauged plumage: the upperparts are grey, black and brown; the lower parts are grey and black. They have a very short bill and a black throat. Males have a white patch below the throat and white tips on the outer tail feathers; in the female, these parts are light brown. Breeding often begins in March, with pairs meeting up and building a loose nest on the ground, in shaded locations among dead leaves. Here a female will usually lay 2 eggs at a time. Incubation lasts 19-21 days performed by both parents. Eastern Whip-poor-wills lay their eggs in phase with the lunar cycle, so that they hatch on average 10 days before a full moon. As when the moon is near full, the adults can better forage at night and capture large quantities of insects to feed to their young.The chicks hatch well developed covered in down but with their eyes closed. They are fed and protected by both parents and start to fly at the age of 20 days. Eastern whip-poor-wills usually produce 1 or 2 broods per year and females may lay a second clutch while the male is still caring for chicks from the first brood. Under ideal conditions an eastern whip poor will can live up to 15 years.

[90shouseboat]

@todaysbird

[nemfrog]

"The owl and its prey." Stories about birds of land and water. 1870. Frontispiece.

Internet Archive

[huariqueje]

Nocturne ,Storlom - Jan Petter Bratsberg

Norwegian , b. 1948 -

Oil , 31 x 50 cm.

[triruntu]

#548, a night parrot, a very rare bird.

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[deer-with-a-stick]

I wonder how many people know that Maria's animals are the Four Symbols from Chinese/East Asian mythology. Didn't pick it up until the turtle appeared but when I tell you I screamed

[corinnetheanime]

Wanted to give a very quick (like 2 hours?) awakened/true form Nocturn art while working on my EI piece.

This is not related to the EI piece at all.

[purplishly-prosaic]

Finally finished Olrox! 💀🐍💜 Wanted something more ambitious/with more gravitas but this is the best I came up with... I'm sure I'll draw him again though.

[nightmaresyrup]

Night of the Night jar

Owls are more iconic for a spooky Halloween art, but night jars are weird-cute with their giant mouths!

[puppyeared]

couldnt decide on drawing fish or horsies

[rheaswrath]

Nocturnal Animals; 2.Lady Bird; 3.Stoker; 4.Writer in the Dark - Lorde; 5.Euphoria s2; 6.How to Do the Work - Dr Le Perra; 7.Causeway (2022); 8. When I Grow Up I want to be a List of Other Possibilities; 9. The Last Day of Pompeii - Karl Brulov; 10. House of the Dragon s1; 11. how to cure a ghost by fariha róisín

[daggerzout]

quick redesign of the dream's old mascot star. as crappy as her original design was (imho) its bugged me that shes been gone since 2020 so ykno what ??? diy