Eastern Whip-poor-will by Lloyd & Sandy Spitalnik

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30-APR-2007	Lloyd Spitalnik

Eastern Whip-poor-will

Central Park, NYC

Caprimulgus vociferus

Eastern Whip-poor-wills sleep during the day and catch flying insects at night. Migrants are seldom seen, but news of this bird's location in Central Park spread very quickly.

Canon EOS 1D Mark II ,Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS USM ,Canon 2X TC
1/200s f/9.0 at 1000.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

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Janet Forjan-Freedman		08-Jul-2007 22:11
Wow! Rick and I heard this bird while we were camping on the shores of Lake Huron in June but had no idea as to the species. Many thanks for sharing this lovely image! Janet