The Caspian Sea is the world’s largest lake, large enough to be labeled as a sea. The Caspian Sea has a surface area of 370,000 square kilometers. It is an endorheic basin, a body of water without an outflow system. The Caspian Sea is fed almost exclusively from the Volga and Ural Rivers.
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Caprimulgus europaeus - The list of crepuscular and nocturnal birds is short; the nightjar is one such bird. These birds are specially adapted for their twilight, dusk or night time activities. The plumage of both sexes is usually dull, lacking the brighter and bolder colors visible in daylight. They tend to have camouflaged or mottled colors to help shield them when they are roosting during daylight hours. Larger eyes are a must for enhanced vision in finding prey. Those birds active at night also have a keen sense of hearing and smell.
