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Potoos are among the most unusual neotropic birds- these large nightjars are
perfectly designed for diurnal camouflage- they place themselves at the top of a dead tree trunk
or snag, and assume a posture that makes them look like an extension of the branch.
The bird pictured below was a wonderful treat, staked out within close range of the viewing platform
at Panama's Canopy Tower, in August, 2003. The next year we found a bird on a night trip, and watched it fly
in the light of our torches- it is a huge bird, with the wingspan of a mid-sized owl!
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