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--Apple-Mail-2--114302597 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed A week or two ago, some of you might recall, associated with an Internet story someone had sent, was a clickable photo of a woodcock that provided access to a short video of a living woodcock on the ground, and, indeed when it moved, its steps were very weird and syncopated like the way that chameleons (real ones) move very slowly, putting up a foot and then rhythmically rocking back and forth before putting that foot down, then another very slow and deliberate step, and so on. I have never seen this in the wild, but I have heard people's descriptions of the way woodcocks seem to rock back and forth on the ground. I even recall someone suggesting this is part of the foraging technique, to stimulate earthworms below the surface into upward activity. Finally, I believe that wood turtles also have a stomping or rocking motion with their legs that may help with access to underground earthworms too? Anyone out there know something about this?? Cheers from Jim in Wolfville Begin forwarded message: > From: Maria Forman <maria@seasidehighspeed.com> > Date: March 23, 2012 3:09:25 PM ADT > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Woodcock sighted this morning > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Forgot to add, I had to go on the NS Museum of Natural History site to > correctly identify the bird....nice website! > Maria > > On my way to work this morning, a bird caught my eye on the edge of > our > gravel road....it seemed to be moving funny, like it was hurt or > something, so I turned around and drove back, and it hadn't really > moved. > It's back was to me, and it kept shyly "peeking" over it's shoulder > at me, > then finally got up the nerve to head into the brush at the edge of > the > wooded area. It was a pretty cool looking bird, albeit a bit clumsy I > thought. I had never seen one before. Wish I had my camera with > me, I > would have gotten some nice pics! > Maria > Debert NS > > > > --Apple-Mail-2--114302597 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> A week or two ago, some of you might recall, associated with an Internet = story someone had sent, was a clickable photo of a woodcock that = provided access to a short video of a living woodcock on the ground, = and, indeed when it moved, its steps were very weird and syncopated like = the way that chameleons (real ones) move very slowly, putting up a foot = and then rhythmically rocking back and forth before putting that foot = down, then another very slow and deliberate step, and so = on.<div><br></div><div>I have never seen this in the wild, but I have = heard people's descriptions of the way woodcocks seem to rock back and = forth on the ground. I even recall someone suggesting this is part = of the foraging technique, to stimulate earthworms below the surface = into upward activity.</div><div><br></div><div>Finally, I believe that = wood turtles also have a stomping or rocking motion with their legs that = may help with access to underground earthworms = too?</div><div><br></div><div>Anyone out there know something about = this??</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers from Jim in = Wolfville<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">Maria Forman <<a = href=3D"mailto:maria@seasidehighspeed.com">maria@seasidehighspeed.com</a>&= gt;</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">March 23, 2012 3:09:25 PM = ADT</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>Re: [NatureNS] Woodcock sighted this = morning</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Forgot to add, I had to go on the NS Museum of = Natural History site to</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">correctly = identify the bird....nice website!</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = ">Maria</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">On my way to work this morning, a bird caught my eye = on the edge of our</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">gravel road....it seemed to = be moving funny, like it was hurt or