Can you guess what type of bird this is?

Nope, not a wren!

This is a Nighthawk and he’s new to the neighborhood. He has been roosting on the same branch in my mesquite tree during the day for the last few weeks.

A few facts about the Nighthawk:

• Nighthawks are medium-sized birds with long pointed wings, short legs, and very short bills.
• Their soft plumage is camouflage (grey-black-brown-white), colored to resemble bark or leaves. As you can see from my photo, very difficult to spot with the naked eye during the day.
• A Nighthawk is a nocturnal bird, most active in the late evening and early morning.
• They catch flying insects on the wing; feeding on moths and other large flying insects.
• They usually nest on the ground; the female laying two patterned eggs directly onto bare ground.- there is no nest.
• Nighthawks are migrants, retreating south during the winter months.

Photo credit: wikipedia.org