Or they would singe their wings and fall, and their hot wings, as if melted, would stick to the first thing they touched — a pan, a lid, a spoon — so that the snagged moths could flutter only in tiny arcs, unable to struggle free. These I could realize by a quick flip with a...
The caprimulgiform birds aresparrow- toraven-sized birds (14–55 cm [about 5.5–22 inches]) with enormous gapes. They are cryptically coloured and have a patternedplumage, short legs, and (for the most part) long wings. All caprimulgiform birds are rather similar in general appearance, bu...