“Hawks” @ Sunset


Post-sunset, backlit, handheld photography, no flash?!? Yes, please! All shots of Lesser Nighthawk (a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae, i.e., not a hawk) outside Tucson, Arizona, exhibiting flight + insect foraging behavior at dusk:

Lesser Nighthawk in flight @ hunting insects
Crescent moon, Venus, & Lesser Nighthawk

3 thoughts on ““Hawks” @ Sunset”

  1. Paul Edwards

    Fantastic shots! We know where these were taken! Amazing to see such good detail of the bird! Thanks, Team Leader!

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