A common nighthawk rests during the day. These birds tend to be active only at night. During the late spring and summer, you may have noticed a bird flying around at dawn and dusk catching insects in ...

Both farmers and desert dwellers are likely to have seen these birds of summer that feast upon insects as they wing over open spaces across much of the Southwest. Most often encountered at dusk and ...

Trying to get a good photograph of a flying bird can be challenging, but imagine trying to do it at night? I was standing in a dusty desert parking lot late one night. The only illumination was a ...