The Enigma of Nightjars - A short documentary film
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 มิ.ย. 2021
- A short film based on my Master's Dissertation on the vocalization of nightjars in a Central Indian landscape.
What an incredible experience it has been!
It was indeed a privilege to be able to complete it during the ongoing pandemic.
And it would not have been possible without the continuous support of my parents, especially my father who spent every single night on the field with me.
I would also like to extend my gratitude to Dr. Shamita Kumar for her guidance throughout this journey and to Mr. Sunil Shiwarkar, our local guide, for teaching us about the local wildlife and the culture through his endless stories.
Also, massive thanks to Vinit Singh and Ajinkya Dharaskar for their much needed support both on field and off!
And last, but not the least, thanks to Rohan Desai for his guidance in making this film.
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It is really challenging to even spot this bird, doing a research is a great achievement. The video tells the effort you have taken. All the best 🙂
Thank you, Omkar bhaiya! :)
It is nice to be able to identify the night sounds I have been hearing now. I was mowing one of our pastures at dusk and glad to now identify the bird I noticed nesting. I left the area near nest unmown until after mid-June or when no activity. I pray the barn cat does not find it!
Extraordinary bird with such coloring, thank you for your video.🌷🌷🌷💝
Best video about them on the internet! Thank you.
I love Nightjars. I have been lucky to see them several times, and hear them as well. Only a few nights ago I was treated to a sighting as I drove along a country lane near my home. My car lights I think did stun it, and it settled on the road for a minute. I stopped the car as it was 4.30 am and no One else around. I was absolutely overjoyed to see it .
A superb little documentary on this unusual bird.
Great documentary, thanks for share. Its a misterious and beautiful bird.
Great mini documentary. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you!
What a beautiful documentary and photography. Considering this bird is rarely seen than heard. You have taken great efforts. 👌👍. Keep it up. My best wishes
Thank you for this lovely work!
Brilliant piece of documentary making. Such an indepth and illuminating video on these unusual birds. I especially liked the analysis on the Nightjar's calls and song. Such a weird and special call.
Wonderful documentary.Nightjars are the enigmatic creatures of the night..heard often,seen little..this documentary shines a light on them😊
This is such a well done video! Thanks for sharing :)
Beautifully shot.
Thanks for sharing and God Bless U❤
Such a beautiful bird and very informative video 👍👍
Love it! Very educational…. Many thanks to you :-)
😍😍
Great info 👍
Thank You Very Much For Showing us the hidden treasures of nature.
I hear Whip-poor-wills at night, outside my home in North Carolina, USA but I have never seen one. I appreciate your diligence in photographing these elusive birds. You have a lovely voice for narration.
your voice is so calming and suits the beauty of these nocturnal birds
The flow of the documentary and the content is beautiful!! Excellent work 👍
Thank you, Aditya! :)
I am from Wales in Britain. I went camping in a favourite spot in Snowdonia this past July with friends and we could hear the magical call of this beautiful migrator all night long.
Thanks for your presentation. Really well made. Your accent is equal to the nightingale to my ears.
Haha! Thank you! Must be amazing to listen to them sing there. :)
@@mayurikotian225 it was truly magical. We were camping beneath oak trees. A peach coloured half moon set into the Irish Sea. We were serenaded all night long by this wonderful bird. Just a perfect night.
I Enjoyed this. Great.
I thoroughly enjoyed your video and commentary. Very well done! I hope you make more videos like this in the future. ❤️
thank you for sharing this educational piece.
You should get more funding, excellent work, your videography and documentary style is spectacular!!! Well done!!!
Thank you so much for this little gem of a documentary, I feel blessed to have found it.
an amazing, wonderful work! congrats to you and everybody that helped you!
Thank you, Fernanda! Glad you liked it! :)
I am reading, The Bell by Murdoch. So I paused as she is talking about this bird. I loved this video.
Excellent ! Thank you 🙏
Just lovely! Enjoyable & informative, thank you. I just learned of the existence of these little dragon birds
Thank you for making this video! I loved the featured art too! Nightjars are amazing. 🥰
Thank you! They really are amazing! :)
why do indian women have such gentle voices, like they either have the most beautiful or scary voice ever. this girl needs to document my life
I just found out about these wonderful little birds and loved your video thank you!
Wonderful ! Different environment from the english nightjar with which I’m familiar, but same family of course. In England the bird has no enemies ( other than people walking on its nests! ) and we certainly have no tigers where it is found ! Do the male Indian nightjars do the wing claps too ?
Thank you, I learned so much
great video im impressed its amazing 👍👍👍😁
Thanks for sharing this - I really enjoyed it.
Very valuable research. Nice and painstaking efforts.👍
Thank you, Narayan uncle! :)
Great and informative!
Very informative, goatsicker thing is something new, some of the close ups are stunning, real hard work
Thank you so much, Prabhat uncle! Glad you liked it! ☺️
Very lovely and informative film, thankyou. We really enjoyed watching, but more importantly it gave us clues as to how to look out for and try to help preserve the night jars we have here around our house in Gippsland, Victoria Australia. :)
Thank you! Glad you found it helpful. :)
They're so cuuuute
I am so blessed. We have one in our inner city half acre garden. We have gold dusted moths and no chemicals have been used in this garden.
Awesome! Must be a delight to watch them! :)
In urmia iran we sleep with nighjar's call it is mesmerizing.😍♥️
Great Infosrmation 😄
Thank you, Ojaswara! :)
Amazing video. Really appreciate your dedication and skill. I got much more information. ✌️
Glad you liked it! :)
That's really a brilliant work! 😀
Thank you, Pratik bhaiya! ☺️
🤎Loved your video! Just found out that this little bird exists on FB they refer to him as Fluffy Little Dragon.
Many times the Nighthawk can be seen at night flying high above the lights of a parking lot catching insects.
Great Content tbh, Thank You
Glad you enjoyed!
What an utterly charming video. Did you really get that close to a Nightjar ? Jai hind.
I did! It was more like it accidentally came near me! I was photographing it and something startled it. So it flew and sat next to me. :)
it's made with such simplicity that it enables the layman understand it's importance too. much appreciation for your pure and sincere efforts, best wishes :)
Thank you so much! :)
I can often hear a Nightjar outside my window. At first I thought it must be a young woodpecker!😊
Lovely to see this sensitive video. So informative too!
Good efforts.....
Thank you, Vipin bhaiya!
Very informative and well crafted
Thanks, Alex!
Truly a beautiful production. I’ve been filming birds professionally for about 6 months, and the Nighthawk has captured my curiosity more than most. Is the screech sound really their wings making that sound while in the air? I’ve yet to see one on the ground, so I’ve never heard the sounds you showed in this video. Wonderful job! Do more!
Hey! Kudos to you for filming birds! These birds indeed are very fascinating creatures. The screech sound is a vocal sound however sometimes they will also produce a flapping sound while in air (not in this video). Also, I'm assuming you're talking about nighthawks which are different from nightjars. You would mostly find nighthawks in an around central America whereas this video includes three species of nightjars from central India. I'm guessing this is why you've never heard these sounds. Thanks for watching! Glad you found it interesting! :)
The nightjar's "bouncing ball" sound is similar to a little owl that we have in Canada.
Waiting night's after night's out in the wild to shoot those scenes 😅 ....huge respect to you😊
It was challenging for sure, but my father accompanied me every night on the field so that made the whole process really smooth! :)
@@mayurikotian225 sweet dad🥰
These birds are really hard to see.
Today on 18.03.2022 I noticed one in darkness on top of a tree. I searched for its sound and identified it as jungle nightjar.
You documentary is amazing.🙏🙏🙏
That's so great! It really is a challenge to see them - which is why I was motivated to study their singing. Glad you liked the documentary! :)
I found this bird, sitting on the ground,some people say it is a bird of ill omen and death, it had a frog like mouth,but I think it was ill,because it did not fly away, i gave it some water,and let it go but it would not fly and next morning it was still on the ground outside where I left it but a rat I think had ate its head off,a sad end, but I tried to help it,the only misfortune and death was to itself.
Yuri this is so fucking amazing🔥🔥
Thank you, Prajwal! ❤️
makmes me wonder if there is nightjar species in the US. and if not.would it be a good idea to import? we do have growing fields and a number of flying pests after all.
food??
It's an insectivore! So eats insects like moths!
Good to know that even this kind of bird exists, thank u so much for the documentary. Its not that easy to get these shots at night.. you did a great job ji 👏🏻👏🏻🫶🏻