another nocturnal bird, nightjar is another bird that have most activities in night ..
1. Great Eared-Nightjar, 毛腿夜鹰 , 毛腿夜鷹, Lyncornis macrotis, オオミミヨタカ, TAPTIBAU BESAR
2. Savanna Nightjar, 林夜鹰, 林夜鷹, Caprimulgus affinis, シロアゴヨタカ, TUKANG PADANG
3. Large-tailed Nightjar, 长尾夜鹰, 長尾夜鷹, Caprimulgus macrurus, オビロヨタカ, TUKANG BIASA
4. Gray Nightjar, 普通夜鹰, 普通夜鷹, Caprimulgus jotaka, ヨタカ, TUKANG KELABU TIMUR
5. Malaysian Eared-Nightjar, 马来毛腿夜鹰, 馬來毛腿夜鷹, Lyncornis temminckii, Lyncornis temminckii, ミミヨタカ, TAPTIBAU MELAYU
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101. Great Eared-Nightjar, 毛腿夜鹰 , 毛腿夜鷹, Lyncornis macrotis, オオミミヨタカ, TAPTIBAU BESAR
102. Sulawesi Nightjar, 苏拉威西夜鹰, 蘇拉威西夜鷹, Caprimulgus celebensis, スラウェシヨタカ, Cabak Sulawesi
103. Papuan Nightjar, 巴布亚毛腿夜鹰, 巴布亚毛腿夜鹰, Eurostopodus papuensis, パプアヒゲナシヨタカ, Taktarau Papua
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1. Great Eared-Nightjar, 毛腿夜鹰 , 毛腿夜鷹, Lyncornis macrotis, オオミミヨタカ, TAPTIBAU BESAR
– a big bird that with 2 up ear ~41cm
update 202601
It was a long but rewarding day! We spent the first half at a fantastic Malayan Banded Pitta hide, enjoying views of fresh plumage on the pitta and lots of other great birds that came by. In the evening, we decided to try for this special nightjar—perfect timing to put my favorite lens, the Canon RF 400mm F2.8, to use. Even after sunset in very dim light, the fast F2.8 telephoto and the Canon R6 Mark III tracked almost every frame of the bird in flight, with beautiful dusk light in the background. Really loving how it handled this challenging shot!
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今天是漫长但充实的一天！上半场我们在一个很棒的马来蓝尾八色鸫点度过，看/拍到八色鸫漂亮的新羽毛，还有很多其它好看的鸟。傍晚我们决定尝试拍这只特别的夜鹰，这也正好用上了我最喜欢的镜头 Canon RF 400mm F2.8。即使是在日落后光线很暗的情况下，这支 F2.8 长焦镜头搭配 Canon R6 Mark III 仍然把鸟儿飞翔的画面几乎每一帧都追焦得很好，而且背景还有美丽的暮色光，非常满意这次的表现！
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update 202310
– re-edit old pictures with new denoise here is 3 pictures sample – no denoise, Topaz & Adobe Photoshop Raw denoise. it is captured dusk & dawn which is very limited light
– 从新整理旧的照片，看新的除燥点。过了这么多年还有差吗。这是下午很迟时拍，或早上很早。光不够时拍的。
some original file
as below
1. original file
2. denoise with Topaz
3. Denoise with Adobe
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update 2020 April 22
update 2017 Aug 2
how this bird calling
2. Savanna Nightjar, 林夜鹰, 林夜鷹, Caprimulgus affinis, シロアゴヨタカ, TUKANG PADANG
– pretty common at open land , urban area
update 2018 March 5
3. Large-tailed Nightjar, 长尾夜鹰, 長尾夜鷹, Caprimulgus macrurus, オビロヨタカ, TUKANG BIASA
– widespread Malaysia .. easily found near edge of forest or urban area with some opening
update 202409
– it is a lucky sight, day roost of this common night bird just near the restaurant. It stay quiet and doesn’t move at all.
– 马来西亚蛮普通的夜鸟。多么不可思议，这鸟在我们餐厅旁休息。动都不动。
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update 202311
– while we waiting target birds, trying to search this bird and very soon saw it sit there so open. So rare ?
– 在等我们目标鸟时，在附近找找。很快就找到这么一只。朋友讲很稀有？
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update 202303
– a last location before a 8 days “raining” tour. decided to go to the grassland. the common Savanna seem missing. few of this seem roost at quite open area.
– 8天团。几乎可以讲“雨团”。最后一天到这找林夜鹰，可是不知道为什么。没找到。（前一晚一看到了）。可是这只较少见的，好几只睡在路边。
update 202204
– I am sleeping ? not moving does not mean I don’t know what happen
– lucky to have Nocturnal bird in morning …
– 我是睡觉？真的什么都不知道？
– 幸运的又遇上这夜鹰。
update 202203
– casual morning and found this common Nocturnal. I assume she see me ..
– 轻松的早上。遇上了这普通的夜鹰。它应该看到我吧。
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*** thanks Koel Ko (HK) for help to capture this .. even this is not their target
4. Gray Nightjar, 普通夜鹰, 普通夜鷹, Caprimulgus jotaka, ヨタカ, TUKANG KELABU TIMUR
– small bird
– common winter visitor (Dec – March)
update 202112
– a day-roosting Nightjar always a good subject to photograph but they know we found it. eye open to monitor us
– 早上的夜鹰是很好的模特儿。虽然站远，可是他还是看到我们。
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5. Malaysian Eared-Nightjar, 马来毛腿夜鹰, 馬來毛腿夜鷹, Lyncornis temminckii, ミミヨタカ, TAPTIBAU MELAYU
– a pretty common at few spot where can see it flying but not easy to find one perch one
update 202505
After a long wait in the heavy rain at dusk, this bird finally appeared silently. I couldn’t help but shout, “Malaysian Eared-Nightjar!” and managed to capture it using a very high ISO of #ISO51200. Despite the challenging conditions, it’s still great to see details of its back and chest.
在黄昏时分的大雨中等待良久，这只鸟终于悄无声息地出现了。我忍不住喊出：“马来短耳夜鹰！”并用非常高的 ISO 值 #ISO51200 拍下了它。尽管拍摄条件艰难，仍然能清楚看到它的背部和胸部细节，令人欣喜。
update 202310
– arrived owling location earlier, trying for this nightjar .. and YES , it flying really low but today weather just bad .. ISO already up 32000 .. but show the CANON R3 no problem to focus and track .. .. hihi someone Z9 not focus 😀
– 到达拍猫头鹰点早了。试试这夜鹰。可是天气蛮差，没什么光线。去到ISO32000.. 佳能R3 对焦追焦都没问题。（hi hi，Z9没办法追到）
update 202305
– a lucky group have a close and low view of this bird before dusk. lovely loud call nightjar
– 幸运的客人，尽然遇上这鸟飞低还要没到夕阳时间就飞来飞去。
update 202302
– early morning, meet up this good bird. a wonderful bird. saw it roosting and calling in a bushes. But do not want waste time on this. continue birding .. and after lunch whole forest is quiet decide have check in the bushed and found it with big eye open.
– 一大早，一下车就看到这么一只好鸟。很近的。还看到他飞进灌木丛内。可是天亮了，赶看其他鸟，没进去找它。吃完午饭后，森林很静。决定找找，很快的就找到它，还要大大眼睛看着我。
update 202209
– a lovely bird to close our first day of the tour. loud and big birds flying above our head
– 荷兰来的客人第一天。以这鸟结束。5-6只在漂亮夕阳与我们头上飞来飞去。
update 202112
– a very cute nightjar with very loud call
– 非常可爱的夜鹰，叫声非常响亮。
update 2020 Jul
update 2020 Jun 08
update 2019 Nov
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102. Sulawesi Nightjar, 苏拉威西夜鹰, 蘇拉威西夜鷹, Caprimulgus celebensis, スラウェシヨタカ, Cabak Sulawesi
– a Sulawesi endemic
– 苏拉威西特有种
A long-tailed, boldly patterned nightjar with extensive gray markings on the upperparts, bold buff, black, and white markings, and a white throat. In flight, shows prominent white patches on outer wings and tail. Inhabits lowland forest, edge, scrub, and mangroves. Confined to Sulawesi and the Sula islands. Distinguished from the montane Diabolical Nightjar by its lowland habitat, paler plumage, extensive white in tail, and lack of a buff collar. Tail is longer than Savanna Nightjar’s. Gives a distinctive, explosive “tok-tok-toktrrtrr” call that speeds up, then decreases in volume at the end. [Ebird]
update 202310
– as usual, looking this endemic just need time to looking around. It is very well camouflage
– 与其他夜鹰一样，不难。可是需要多点时间找找。
103. Papuan Nightjar, 巴布亚毛腿夜鹰, 巴布亚毛腿夜鹰, Eurostopodus papuensis, パプアヒゲナシヨタカ, Taktarau Papua
update 202507
This bird is endemic to Papua Island, and unlike some species that require long waits, this one was a quick and lucky tick! It perched right where we wanted—such a satisfying moment.
这是巴布亚岛的特有鸟种，比起其他需要久等的鸟，这只来得特别快，轻松打卡！它刚好停在我们最想拍的位置，太开心了！
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