its ears are in front of its eyes, its brain is in backwards, its supposed to be a shorebird but lives in the woods and its wings whistle when it flies
truly a noble creature
I didn’t know about the thing with the ears or the brain, but apparently it’s true?????????
u bet ur bippy it is
also their beaks have an extra hinge, and they hunt worms via funky pelvic thrusting
woodcocks are the best and studying them in the field is a joy so long as you have a case of beer and a pair of warm socks
Woodcocks are what happens when you go to the “Create A Bird” screen and shove a bunch of the sliders to the very the most extreme positions.
“The woodcock’s odd appearance has inspired many local names like timberdoodle, bog sucker, mud bat, mud snipe, and Labrador twister.“
Oh my gosh I love all of those LOL
Paul Gauguin – Portrait Of A Young Woman, Vaite (Jeanne) Goupil, 1896
1969 Woman’s Own Magazine illustration
From Lifestyle Illustrations of the 60s by Rian Hughes.
Boston Post, Massachusetts, January 8, 1921
Time, 11:55 p.m. - On The Day They Met
Some ideas about the moon. The Wonderworld of Science: Book Four. 1946.
Madame Seriziat - Jacques-Louis David (1795) & Daydreaming - Unknown artist (XIX century)
Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale (1872-1945)
“The Uninvited Guest” (1906)
St. Veronica with the Holy Shroud, El Greco
