The Standard-Winged Nightjar is one of the coolest and strangest looking birds I've seen. When I first watched this video, I thought the bird had TV antennas stuck to its wings. Once it took off in flight, I realized what I was looking at.
Male nightjars sport incredibly long primary feathers—r…
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