Aiden the Whip-Poor-Will

Aiden, the whip-poor-will, rests on the floor of Terra Forest by day, but he is almost never seen because his coloring matches the sticks and the leaves. Aiden is so sure of his cover that he will sit on his nest until another Terra creature nearly steps on him. He is a nightjar known for his familiar song of the dark hours. Most birds sing during the day, but Aiden carries us into the still of the night.

You might think that Aiden is lonely in the dark of the night, singing with no one to hear, but this is not the case. Fiona, the owl, joins him at times and there are so many other creatures of the night to hear their melodies. Their songs float on the winds of the night, surrounding the deer, bears, raccoons, and opossums in their travels. Amadeus will join the night birds if he is passing through on his travels, sometimes nearby, sometimes from afar. Perhaps the still of the night holds great mystery and magical sounds …