Living in the country has many benefits, one of which is having a pee outside at night. Last night as I was doing my business on a patch of weeds I heard a bird call which I thought I'd heard 3 or 4 times before in the 25 years we've been in residence here. With the aid of Morcombe's app I was able to identify it as the call of an owlet-nightjar. Oh, happy night!
What a wonderful experience.. hearing the bird call that is. It is a truly lovely looking bird so let's hope it takes up residence for a while. I think that the bird calls are one of the great features of Morcombe's app but l but I also like that I can compare features of two similar birds to choose between them.
Wonderful Woko. I have a feeling that owlet-nightjars are alot more common that we think they are. They just keep themselves very well hidden...
LOL, Sue - I'm peeing outside at night is a wonderful experience too!
Edit: BIG OOOPS! I meant to say "I'm SURE peeing outside at night is a wonderful experience too!"
Cheers
Tim
Brisbane
This species is dependent on tree hollows, another good reason for not tidying the landscape.
The joys of being a male outside late at night , aiming is not a issue. Looking sky wards checking out stars. Who said males can't do two things at once ? Great stuff with the nightjars ,they have many calls as well and very common. They even call out in the day or around my place any way. Woko tap on the trunk of the trees you will never no it may just come to the edge of the hollow and see who's knocking .
See it! Hear it!
Mid-North Coast NSW
I think I'll just stand peeing & listening, darin. I prefer not to disturb native birds, particularly in breeding season. Some species abandon their nests although I don't know if the owlet-nightjar is one of these.