Blue Jay Barrens

I was doing some work around my barn this afternoon and scared up this American Woodcock from a small clump of grass and Japanese Honeysu...

Monday afternoon, during my daily visit to check on the Woodcock eggs, I discovered the nest site in a state of disarray.  It wasn’t torn...

I’ve been making daily checks on the nesting Woodcock I posted about last week.  I don’t get close.  There are two large cedars about 35 ...

Every Spring, the fields of Blue Jay Barrens fill with male Woodcocks.  Their calls and display flights are a regular feature for several ...

I’ve faced off with many wild creatures and it’s usually the animal that backs down.   In my most recent encounter, I chose to break co...

Woodcock are beginning to make their way back to the Blue Jay Barrens breeding grounds.   Several have already joined the odd male that...

I see a lot of interesting things that I never get good pictures of, so these things are rarely mentioned on this blog. For the past two we...