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This pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis) in the forests of the Maquipucuna Reserve did a good job of distraction display, feigning injury and hopping pitifully along the trail. I was probably close to its nest and it was working to lure me away in the opposite direction. Amazing camouflage when it it burrowed itself into the middle of the trail.



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