A flow of energy is required to run the metabolism of any organism, and the basic energy source for all birds is the sun. Green plants capture the sun's energy in the process of photosynthesis, and birds then acquire it by eating plants or by eating other animals that eat plants.
The American woodcock (Scolopax minor), sometimes colloquially referred to as the timberdoodle, is a small chunky shorebird species found primarily in the eastern half of North America.
The American woodcock (Scolopax minor), sometimes colloquially referred to as the timberdoodle, is a small chunky shorebird species found primarily in the eastern half of North America. Woodcocks spend most of their time on the ground in brushy, young-forest habitats, where the birds' brown, black, and gray plumage provides excellent camouflage.