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 Goldendoodle is a designer dog, a hybrid dog breed resulting from breeding a Poodle with a Golden Retriever. Like all other designer breeds, the Goldendoodle is not truly a breed of its own, but is a crossbreed â and in this case, a cross that is enjoying growing popularity.