Yard Critter of the Week - Timberdoodle

Timberdoodles!

Image courtesy Patty Rehn

Also known as the American Woodcock.

There were several in our yard this evening. Including the two above, which were feeding near each other. A mating pair? Our fingers are crossed.

We began our driveway stakeout just before sunset, setting up chairs and cameras on the side of our driveway.

Patty had the 400mm lens, me a 200 mm (but with a wider maximum aperture).

I spotted the first one down at the end of the yard, by the road.

Too far for a good shot, you'll need to bigafy the image to see it, smack dab in the middle.

One of our favorite yard birds, we've had them every year since we've moved here. Perhaps more than anything else, it is there arrival that let's us know that spring is coming.

I found one in the same area this morning. We had friends coming over and I was able to show them the bird in our spotting scope. How cool is that?

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