Wow! Thank you so much for writing and sharing this experience of these adorable birds. My dog also really enjoyed the recordings and perked his head up as I was listening! I knew nothing about woodcocks or how to identify their sounds when I opened this newsletter. Your essay conveys your excitement and knowledgeable engagement so well, translating your wonder into me as I wake with my morning coffee in bed. I love your dedication to observing this mating ritual. So happy you got to capture that little encounter. Made me smile.
This got me out of bed this morning, from a blue mood. Your writing is filled with such joyful appreciation. The delightful, informative audio, pics, and video are wonderful, too. Thank you for sharing!
I love them and this so much! I first heard/saw woodcocks with a group of stalkers last spring at dusk, and it was just magical. Doing it again in April. Amazing that you can see woodcocks nearby and witness this lovely ritual and their many peents. Thank you for sharing the beauty.
Wonderful descriptions of the behaviors many of us will never see.
I just opened my window this evening and was greeted by the first Peent! Peent! I’ve heard in a long time and instantly thought of your post :)
AMAZing! I'm so glad you got to finally witness this. It's wonderful that they are still here, doing what they always have done.
Wow! Thank you so much for writing and sharing this experience of these adorable birds. My dog also really enjoyed the recordings and perked his head up as I was listening! I knew nothing about woodcocks or how to identify their sounds when I opened this newsletter. Your essay conveys your excitement and knowledgeable engagement so well, translating your wonder into me as I wake with my morning coffee in bed. I love your dedication to observing this mating ritual. So happy you got to capture that little encounter. Made me smile.
The romance, the drama.... wonderfully written!
Fantastic!
Great photos and essay, Diane! What a treat to experience the "Sky Dance!"
This got me out of bed this morning, from a blue mood. Your writing is filled with such joyful appreciation. The delightful, informative audio, pics, and video are wonderful, too. Thank you for sharing!
Ab-Sol-Utely Beautiful, this Morning
Dance with the Woodcocks!
And how true: Early-Birds get the most out of Mom-Nature's Performances.
:-))
I love them and this so much! I first heard/saw woodcocks with a group of stalkers last spring at dusk, and it was just magical. Doing it again in April. Amazing that you can see woodcocks nearby and witness this lovely ritual and their many peents. Thank you for sharing the beauty.