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One parent, often the male, incubates the egg during the day, then the duties are shared during the night. Changeovers to relieve incubating parents and feed chicks are infrequent to minimise attention to the nest, as potoos are entirely reliant on camouflage to protect themselves and their nesting site from predators. The chick hatches about ...
The common nightingale, rufous nightingale or simply nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos), is a small passerine bird which is best known for its powerful and beautiful song.It was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae. [2]
The hunt ends as dusk becomes night, and resumes when night becomes dawn. [13] Nighttime feeding (in complete darkness) is rare, [ 4 ] even on evenings with a full moon. [ 13 ] The bird displays opportunistic feeding tendencies, although it may be able to fine-tune its meal choice in the moments before capture.
Image credits: Nature Photographer of the Year (NPOTY) 2024 #3 Category Mammals: Highly Commended, "Gone Fishing" By Hannes Lochner "A small-spotted genet visits a water pond for a sip and ...
Chicks of nankeen night herons begin begging within hours of hatching. [9] They are initially given liquid food and are provided with semi-solid food after a few days. [9] The young are fed first from mouth to mouth, and later by adults regurgitating into the nest. [10] Nankeen night herons mainly forage at night and in the morning. [12]
The winners of the 2024 European Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards have been announced. Launched in 2001, this competition is one of the most prestigious in modern nature photography. This ...
Potoos lay their eggs in December to begin their roughly 51-day nesting period, one of the longest nesting periods for birds their size. [23] Young potoos hatch after about 33 days, using their egg tooth to break free and emerge as downy individuals with pale brown and white stripes. [23] [21] The hatchling is fed by regurgitation. Parents ...