Backyard and Beyond

Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.

As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”

Woodcock Wednesday

Scolopax minorScolopax minor, the American Woodcock, blending in with the leaves. Scolopax minorA lesson for today? Blend with the leaves, probe with the bill, and resist!

mthew

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7 responses to “Woodcock Wednesday”

  1. StaderArt

    What a cutie! Great shot, thanks for sharing!

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  2. Deborah Allen

    Now that it’s woodcock season, I can’t help wondering where and whenyou took these pix.

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    1. mthew

      Saturday, Green-Wood, northern flank of Sylvan Water. All posts have general location tags (at least when I remember to put them in).

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      1. mthew

        I should say hill above Sylvan Water to northwest. Not the one they keep cutting down to the bone of underbrush.

      2. Deborah Allen

        Thanks Matthew. I’ve only recently discovered Greenwood. Very peaceful and many good reports from there, like yours, to encourage me.

      3. mthew

        And the residents are so quiet.

  3. lkewing313

    Great (and, obviously, timely) philosophy.

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