best_birds_shots on Instagram: "The Standard-winged Nightjar is one of Africa’s most fascinating nocturnal birds. 🌌 By day, its mottled plumage makes it nearly invisible against the forest floor, offering perfect camouflage. But when night falls, it takes to the skies as a silent hunter, using its wide mouth to snatch insects mid-air under the cover of darkness. During breeding season, males grow extraordinary ribbon-like feathers that trail behind them in flight — creating a surreal, almost ma

Have you seen or heard a nightjar in the forest? Nightjar are nocturnal and mainly active at dawn and dusk when they hunt for moths and beetles on the wing. To try spotting a nightjar for yourself, follow our top tips! 1. At dusk or dawn during May and July find an area of open habitat 2. Stick to a main path and keep still and quiet 3. Listen out for the male's territorial 'churr' and a 'coo-ick' call made by both sexes. 4. Nightjars fly silently, but you might see them silhouetted against the