Nature Done Wright

Common nighthawk

   On Sunday evening I took a quick walk at Green Way to see what I could see.
   I had hoped to maybe see a fox, but they don’t seem to be around much anymore — which is good in some ways, because some people were getting too close and for too long.
   But I did hit the exacta of "night" birds — the common nighthawk pictured above, and a black-crowned night heron.
   The nighthawk is one cool bird — usually seen near dawn or dusk — and a member of the prestigious nightjar family, immortalized in the classic Elton John tune, "Come Down in Time."
   –Jim Wright