woodcock
Long-billed game bird
A woodcock is a plump, short-legged game bird with a long bill, found in woodland habitats across Europe and North America.
Woodcocks are prized by hunters and known for their erratic, zigzagging flight pattern, which makes them challenging targets.
The American woodcock performs an elaborate aerial courtship display at dusk, spiraling upward before plummeting back to earth.
Shorebird with downcurved bill
- snipeHidden-position shooting
- godwitLarge wading bird, genus Limosa
- sandpiperSmall wading shorebird
- dunlinSmall coastal sandpiper
knot · yellowlegs · redshank · stint · woodlands · boggy · wetland · marshland
Bird's complete feather coat
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
- beakHorny avian mouthpart
- billAmount owed, written
- nestingMaking a dwelling
eggs · flight · migrate · shorebird · waders · invertebrates · earthworms · foraging
Having irregular color patches
- crypticObscure in meaning
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- blendCombine into mixture
disguise · groundcover · underbrush · thicket · leafy · dappled · coloration · pattern
Light after sunset
- duskDimming after sundown
- crepuscularRelating to dusk
- nightfallOnset of darkness
- dawnDay's first glow
curlew
Shorebird with downcurved bill
dunlin · knot · yellowlegs · redshank · stint · woodlands · boggy · wetland · marshland · probing
plumage
Bird's complete feather coat
nesting · eggs · flight · migrate · shorebird · waders · invertebrates · earthworms · foraging · habitat
mottled
Having irregular color patches
- crypticObscure in meaning
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
- concealmentAct of hiding something
blend · disguise · groundcover · underbrush · thicket · leafy · dappled · coloration · pattern · adaptive
twilight
Light after sunset
- duskDimming after sundown
- crepuscularRelating to dusk
- nightfallOnset of darkness
dawn · gloaming · moonlight · darkness · evening · starlight
hunting
Pursuing wild game
season · retriever · gamekeeper · license · sportsman · coverts · pointer · quarry · roasting · delicacy
- shorebirdssandpiper, sandpipers, plover, plovers, curlew
- birdsrobin, crow, eagle, owl, duck
- British Wildlifered deer, badgers, grey squirrel, foxes, otter
- game animalsdeer, wild boar, pheasant, quail, grouse
- long-billed birdspelican, brown pelican, white pelican, ibis, spoonbill
- migratory animalsCanada goose, geese, snow goose, ducks, sandhill crane