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The nightjar's soft plumage and variegated colouring help it ____________________ in with its surrounds , but it is the
bird's own judgement in choosing the most sympathetic background that ____________________ it a camouflage
champion .
Each bird chooses where to nest ____________________ ____________________ its specific patterns and colours , says camouflage
researcher Martin Stevens , of the Centre for Ecology and Conservation at the University of Exeter
in Cornwall . ? Each individual bird looks a little bit different , ? he says . ? This is not a species - level
choice . Individual birds consistently sit in places that enhance their own unique markings , ____________________
within a habitat and at a fine scale with regards to specific background sites . ?