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stubirdnb β American Woodcock in snow
Published: 2009-03-29 03:37:28 +0000 UTC; Views: 1570; Favourites: 17; Downloads: 1555
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American Woodcock are among the earliest of migrants to return to Atlantic Canada, usually first appearing in early to mid-March when their breeding grounds are still deep in snow. At this time they are concentrated on south-facing hillsides and roadside ditches where they probe into the mud and soil with their long beaks searching for earthworms and other invertebrates.This one was photographed this morning (March 28th) along a roadside in Albert County, New Brunswick, not far from Fundy National Park.
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well you enrich my gallery with your photos and you educate me with your knowledge..thank you..
im gonna try to get to know all the little birdies and butterflies etc im gonna photograph this spring and summer i hope you dont mind if i pick your brain on a few i get stuck on..
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I'm more than happy to help. I really appreciate your friendship. Thanks for commenting
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Wow Stuart. This is gorgeous! Detail is very very good and it's a very pleasant composition. These little guys scare the heck out of me when they take off!
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Thanks so much, Michel! Yes, they can cause a heart attack when they explode from almost underfoot, so well camouflaged that you rarely see them before you almost step on them!
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Fantastic looking birds, I've never seen one myself although I know they have been seen in my area.
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Yes, they're pretty neat looking birds. One thing that doesn't come through in a photo is their amazing habit of slowly bobbing their entire body up and down as they walk!
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That is one weird lookin' bird 
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Thanks very much! Yes, they are pretty 'weird' looking birds, masterfully camouflaged and with an unusual body shape.
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