We saw this sleepy common nighthawk resting on a fence post in rural eastern Colorado one morning. He sure looked tired after a night out hunting so we snapped a quick photo and let him get back to bed.
We saw this sleepy common nighthawk resting on a fence post in rural eastern Colorado one morning. He sure looked tired after a night out hunting so we snapped a quick photo and let him get back to bed.
nature has no boss 
Wow, amazing! We call them Nightjars over here in England 🙂
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Thanks, they are sometimes called nightjars here as well. Hop your weekend is a great one.
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I am amazed he/she(?) rested out in the open. I always associate them with wooded groves, but perhaps those are not available? The fence is gray and helps camouflage, I suppose. Love shot.
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Hi Eliza, We see them quite a bit here on fence posts as out east on the prairie there are no trees to be found. We also run across them sleeping well hidden on the ground once in awhile.
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Extremely cool looking.
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Thanks. Have a wonderful weekend.
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It’s as if he is just opening a sleepy eye to see what the heck is going on, being awakened from a little nap. Lol
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He was probably counting on us to drive right on by as most cars did.
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Does indeed look like he had a good night on the tiles!
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Indeed and probably that full belly is making him a bit sleepy.
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definitely one happy bird!
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🙂
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Delightful! I’ve known about these birds, but had never seen one until recently when I was walking a trail through some brush. The bird made a muted (sleepy?) call and hunkered down but I was able to get a shot of him, in amongst the branches. I wasn’t sure what I had until I saw this post of your’s 🙂
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Hi Melissa, it is amazing how well these guys cam hide in amongst the brush and rocks when they want to.
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Awww! So cute!
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🙂
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So beautiful….
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He is a cute little guy for sure.
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