A Special Send-Off: Our Nighthawk Release! After two weeks of hand feeding and care, we’re excited to share that this beautiful nighthawk has made a full recovery and is back in the wild. Each day, she showed signs of improvement, and finally, she was ready to go. Releases like this are what make wildlife rehabilitation so rewarding. Nighthawks are rarely seen up close, and they have some fascinating adaptations that make them truly unique. Did you know the middle toe of a nighthawk has a comb-l

Feeding Young Nighthawks! The common nighthawk eats while flying, so we have to hand feed them while in our care. Nighthawks are nocturnal birds in the nightjar family. They fly through the air at night and open their huge mouths to gather large amounts of bugs and gobble them down. #wildliferescue #wildliferehab #keepaustinwild #austintx #austinwildlife #commonnighthawk #nighthawk #lotsofbugs #handfeeding #eatasfastasyoucan #nightjarfamily | Austin Wildlife Rescue