#woodcocks — Public Fediverse posts

Largest continuous habitat in southern #Maine to be protected from development https://www.pressherald.com/2024/09/23/largest-continuous-habitat-in-southern-maine-protected-from-development/

"#Eagles perch on towering mature #pines. #Wildflowers that provide nectar for migrating monarch #butterflies grow in a meadow where #woodcocks perform their mating dance flights in early spring. There is habitat for endangered and threatened #cottontails, #snakes and #salamanders.... the largest undeveloped tract on the Maine side of the #SalmonFalls estuary will now be forever protected"

#Woodcock has the brightest #feathers ever measured https://www.birdguides.com/articles/woodcock-has-the-brightest-feathers-ever-measured/

How #woodcocks produce the most brilliant white #plumage patches among the #birds https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.12.09.519795v2

The reverse surface of the white #EurasianWoodcock fail feather tips reflected around 55% of light, as measured using #spectrophotometry. This is around five times brighter than #SnowyOwl and 10 times brighter than the feathers of #ArcticRedpoll, both known for their startling white plumage.