What most don't realize is that Woodcocks can pick up radio signals including all the latest hits.

@qwitsn5968

Жыл бұрын

i believe yesterdays classics as well

@annalisa14

Жыл бұрын

What ?????

@CityThatCannotBeCaptured

Жыл бұрын

What a GORGEOUS comment! Ha ha ha ha ha.

@johngallagher912

Жыл бұрын

They prefer '80s rock.

@geigertec5921

Жыл бұрын

Just looked it up and it's actually true. The woodcock's beak acts as a UHF, AM/FM reciever due to a naturally occurring geopositioning iron deposit in the end normally used for navigational purposes while in flight. The birds can be seen bouncing to the latest hits near cities and towns but this behavior is not observed in more remote locations where radio frequencies aren't present. Scientists called this phenomenon Bio-Radio Receptivity.

I really like when it synchronized with his friend

@left4twenty

2 жыл бұрын

Teamwork makes the dream work

@mamasorus

2 жыл бұрын

😅

@Theunislb

2 жыл бұрын

Read up on the law of synchronization.

2 жыл бұрын

How do you know they're friends? 🤔🤔

@galaxywolf4930

Жыл бұрын

@@Theunislb ok

The American Woodcock probes the soil with its bill to search for earthworms, using its flexible bill tip to capture prey. The bird walks slowly and sometimes rocks its body back and forth, stepping heavily with its front foot. This action may make worms move around in the soil, increasing their detectability. (Cornell Lab)

@notatechie

Жыл бұрын

So worms have got rhythm too?

@iseetheendisnear2416

Жыл бұрын

I also heard there’s another theory… but if this one is correct, I wonder, do they pick up this behavior through imitation of others, or through biological instinct?

@NotmyRealname847

Жыл бұрын

Seagulls also drum on the ground with their feet to make the worms come to the surface. It's thought that the technique mimics rain which attracts the worms, so this theory is definitely plausible for what we're seeing here from the woodcocks.

@Blue0000FF

Жыл бұрын

@@notatechie HAHAHA! STOP!

@bramnemeth565

Жыл бұрын

"Damn, who's making that funky rhythm, mm-_oh shit."_

0:07 I love how the as the bouncing one gets closer the one on the right slowly starts bouncing like he’s revving up😂

@witcher8707

Жыл бұрын

Signals getting stronger as object near around

@ngocsyth125

8 ай бұрын

😂😜👍👍

Feel the rhythm, feel the rhyme, get on up it's Woodcock time.

@ghostshrimp5006

Жыл бұрын

Now there’s a reference right there

@hoppinggnomethe4154

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like an old 80s rap line

@Deontjie

Жыл бұрын

Woodstock?

@ghostshrimp5006

Жыл бұрын

@@hoppinggnomethe4154 It’s a reference to cool runners, I was an early 2000s sports movie by Disney (one of the very few good Live action movies)

@Ichengo42

Жыл бұрын

@@ghostshrimp5006 I thought it was a reference to that song that goes "right now it's killin' time", it has a very similar tune

I would have a hard time filming them because I would be laughing the entire time, they're too cute.

@geigertec5921

Жыл бұрын

Imagine if one laid an egg and continued bouncing, then the egg hatched and a bouncing chick popped out.

@obscurelyvague

Жыл бұрын

"Beauty For Ashes övö " "One, two , one two, that's it keep up with me. Dig those feet. Shake that torso front and back.."

@che595

Жыл бұрын

AAHHAHAHAHAHA YOU SAID "HARD"

@user-us1yu8gx9s

Жыл бұрын

Also the name. Wood...cock... comedy gold

@LewDanLascivious8276

Жыл бұрын

Hey look! it's bob & bill and they bobbill. (bobble)😂

The intro to the Bee Gees 'Stayin' Alive' immediately started playing in my head. Those birds got serious style.

@suzannefronzaglio2427

Жыл бұрын

I was literally just thinking the same thing!

@averyj.steele1074

Жыл бұрын

No, no. Limbo Rock.

@SodaCrackers-ej5le

9 ай бұрын

Out boomers. Your shite musack is no longer relevant.

@user-uz1ok8sc5p

4 ай бұрын

Çareful what u produce in music. Or other wise on what intensions . Can easily Return back to them all. . seen it all of us a trillion times

You have my eternal gratitude (and subscription) for not having put goofy music on this, or even talked over it; just let us enjoy it in peace and dignity.

@obscurelyvague

Жыл бұрын

"Gamina Wulfsdottir" You have my eternal gratitude for saying that.

@cordia96

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely. "Cutsey Music" must really boost the clicks, but I really dislike it. There is still a place for memes...

@mei6044

Жыл бұрын

Agree! Love the sounds of nature and natural habitat. It's funny enough without artificial enhancements.

@fresh_dood

Жыл бұрын

It's more fun with the music

@HarryPotter-uv8yp

Жыл бұрын

I do like peace and dignity. That said, these birds are nicknamed “Timberdoodles.” Their bird call sounds like someone ringing a buzzer on a game show. And for whatever reason (STILL UNKNOWN TO SCIENTISTS), they do this walk. It’s like they were DESIGNED for comedy.

When you are on the way to the disco, but can already feel the music.

@do3807

Жыл бұрын

😭 It be like that sometimes

@suzannefronzaglio2427

Жыл бұрын

Exactly!.You nailed it!

@eyoung1683

Жыл бұрын

Good luck trying to sneak up on these little guys

@get2myhead

Жыл бұрын

factss lol

@trianglepant

9 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

That is their names, that is how they walk, and just you wait till you hear their call. Its all hilarious.

@aloneinthedark99

2 жыл бұрын

Also known as the "timberdoodle"

@DreamscapeSYN

2 жыл бұрын

TIMBERDOODLE

@highlighterjelly

2 жыл бұрын

the little meeps

@Sakhmeov

2 жыл бұрын

"ECH!?"

@Antimanele104

2 жыл бұрын

*PEENT*

Since I am older and have balance problems and old orthopedic injuries that haunt me, watching these birds is teaching me the careful way I need to walk without risking a fall - all the time bopping to the internal music!

@nuttybar9

9 ай бұрын

Go for a walk and try their method.

They’re so in sync, beautiful form, such talent.

They're just vibin. That's how they do.

@haanis5458

Жыл бұрын

They are two funky chickens

@D.H.1082

5 ай бұрын

That is how the Timberdoodle do.

It's so amazing how perfectly still their head stays when the rest of their body is moving. Cute video!

@harrynac6017

Жыл бұрын

Let's see if I can post the link kzread.info/dash/bejne/iaGcpcGfnsqqm5M.html

@harrynac6017

Жыл бұрын

That's strange, I posted a comment talking about a Zaouli dance on All thingz Africa, and posted the link separately thinking it might be kicked off. But the comment is gone and the link stayed 🤯

@obscurelyvague

Жыл бұрын

@@harrynac6017 KZread can really be strange

@obscurelyvague

Жыл бұрын

"RANDOM VINTAGE FILM" Falcons are known to do the same at least in their own way. They can keep their heads perfectly still while their bodies move every which way necessary so as to fly through the wind and this is so that they can see prey on the ground and not get dizzy or disoriented as they swoop down ..

@Abdega

Жыл бұрын

@@obscurelyvague chickens also have surprisingly stable heads

I am in love and obsessed with these birds now. I only discovered them last week and now I find myself binge watching woodcocks. What truly fascinating little creatures. I love that everyone (so far) who has filmed them has the patience and kindness to just sit quietly and wait for them to cross the road despite their slow speed. Thank you for this beautiful video 🙏🏻

@BlackDoveNYC

9 ай бұрын

This must be an algorithm thing because your timeline matches mine exactly. A few months back it was Pallas’s Cats.

ヤマシギの動画見ると大体テンポ刻んだBGM流れてるから、逆に静かなの新鮮。あと可愛い。

Some think this is how they naturally walk. Truth is, there’s a Disney Princess singing in the next forest over and they’re reacting accordingly.

Me asking a woodcock for direction. Woodcock: Walk this Way.

@HappyGirl92593

2 жыл бұрын

Lol 😂

@srvntlilly

Жыл бұрын

That is the best comment on here! 😂😂😂

@codyruchian

Жыл бұрын

Ohhhh wow that took me a minute to get it but that's great! Lol God bless you and have an amazing day today! :)

@howardfrankfort

Жыл бұрын

If I could walk that way...............

@Fomites

Жыл бұрын

Lol :-)

Those are some funky chickens 🎉❤

They are too adorable. I’m bursting into cuteness.

i like how they keep their beak absolutely still.

@AbsentWithoutLeaving

Жыл бұрын

Everything moves but the head, lol. I know people who dance like that.

Everybody: awwww how cute they're dancing! 🥰🥰🥰 woodcocks: Dancing??? We are hunting for insects hiding underground lol

@npcperson2158

Жыл бұрын

Got Swag.

@madman2u

Жыл бұрын

@E Van It's believed that they do that to get worms below the grounds to move, thereby allowing the woodcock to find it. Idk how they pick up such minute movements though.

@The_KingDoge

Жыл бұрын

@@madman2u worms are basically one big feeler with a mouth and a butt

@milometric2736

Жыл бұрын

@@madman2u birds like this have extremely sensitive eardrums- hollow bones means more room for Ear. american robins do the same thing, i always see them putting their ear to the ground after it rains to hear where the worms are coming to the surface

@obscurelyvague

Жыл бұрын

@@madman2u Yes that is the thing about it. Smaller birds tend to move quickly such as sparrows. Certain common city sparrows do not even walk but hop in rapid motions.

Didn’t know birds could have disco fever! This made my day 😂

You should have been at the Woodcock festival, back in 69, 200.000 and more bouncing around, so glad they keep this tradition !

Omg they're so precious

They're *g r o o v i n '*

Wonderous, love these birds , new to me. Can you believe how they are grooving together , dancing, boping together. So fun.

This is the third Woodcock video that I’ve seen today! I love them! Each video is so different! God bless you for taking the time to film snd share this with us! It IS a gift, and I’m grateful for it!

@Mms328

Жыл бұрын

Same here 😂 guess KZread noticed we enjoy watching woodcock videos

Bouncing birds made my life richer.

This is me, barefoot ,on hot sand.

@mickcarson8504

2 жыл бұрын

Sand? LOL. You meant sharp stones?

@HappyGirl92593

2 жыл бұрын

@@mickcarson8504 Sand gets real hot too.

@vehicleunhandler

Жыл бұрын

And turns into glass

I love how one of them is just chilling at first, but then he sees the other one bouncing up behind him and goes "oh shit it's time to start ~grooving~"

It’s 1am and this is absolutely the most hilarious thing to me right now! 😂

Me on my way to get my pizza rolls out of the microwave at 4AM

I love woodcocks they look so cute. One was once found injured in the toilets at Leeds United F.C's ground Elland Road. Fortunately it was found and taken to an animal rescue and given help. It was obviously a wise bird because she was a girl and she had gone to the Ladies' loos!.

@user-ju2gx4wq2s

Жыл бұрын

I read an old story once for a class where a woodcock got injured, so It went to a pond and made itself a splint out of sticks and mud. Medicine bird

@obscurelyvague

Жыл бұрын

@@user-ju2gx4wq2s How did he tie the splints to his leg?

@user-ju2gx4wq2s

Жыл бұрын

@@obscurelyvague I think he like made a cast out of mud to hold the sticks on if I remember right

@SupersuMC

Жыл бұрын

@@user-ju2gx4wq2s And they say certain corvids are in their own Stone Age, while woodcocks have already figured out first aid!

@vice.nor.virtue

Жыл бұрын

Oh my god you can find these in the UK?! I'm English and from the videos I saw i somehow thought they were north American birds! Wow! what a time to be alive!

Absolutely wonderful! As a birdwatcher outside the US this makes me want to return to the North American continent to spend more time watching the native birds.

Very hard to find. Saw only one in the wild and it was bobbing by the road. Wonderful little bird. 💙

Am I the only one who hears "walk like an Egyptian" when they're moving?

@nickyleblanc4200

Жыл бұрын

How about SNL's We are two wild and crazy guys?

@ryanwalsh5019

Жыл бұрын

All I can hear is "Cause this is thriller, thriller night"

@meb4224

Жыл бұрын

I hear "Around the World" by Daft Punk.

@mariantreber8055

Жыл бұрын

Yes.

@badabomb9946

Жыл бұрын

For me it was Stayin Alive

Imagine if humans walked like this. It would take forever to get to where you're going. No more marathon races. lol

i am OBSESSED with these little goobers, ever since they started showing up in my recommendations.

We desperately need these in the Netherlands LOL. I love those funny little birds.

“You put your right foot in, you put your left foot out….” Do the bounce walk! I’ll get there eventually! 😁

I have quite a few of them around my camp in Pennsylvania..and whippoorwills just love to hear them at night

The Woodcock tango. How they ever manage to get anywhere stumps me.

Those guys makes me feel happy ❤️

*When you got a fever and its not even night time yet*

You nailed this video. Absolutely amazing!

I'm in love with these birds! Thanks for sharing ♥

Tiniest earbuds. I can watch em all day

the married couple tries to stay in sync in their relationship

Nature ROCKS, literally 😀

Really wonderful birds. I can watch them all day long. Thank you for sharing.🎉

I love how the second one kept pumping at one place untill the first one reached him and then they carried on 😂😂😂

They hear divine music inside of them with their spiritual inner ears.

They got the moves and the Meeeeps. Like water balloons held on the knot end and bouncing on the other end.

@srvntlilly

Жыл бұрын

Good thing they don't explode like them!

The first thing that comes into my mind while watching this is Quagmire saying giggity, giggity.

Невероятные птицы! Чудо природы❤

ヤマシギかわいいなぁ シギチはどれも足の動きが面白くて良い

Reminds me of the song "Do a little dance, make a little love, get down tonite". Spring courtship.

This is what they mean when they say the groove is contagious

The American Woodcock is quite the bird! Love the vibe they have going ❤❤❤❤❤ Thank you for posting these two!!! ❤❤❤

I've never seen this before - brilliant dancing..

They can team up with the chicken that plays piano on "America's got talent" there's a parrot that plays the guitar with his beak, and I've got a pigeon that keeps a heck of a groove on the Tupperware that I keep the peanuts in when I feed them. I also have a Grackle that scats like Mel Torme' and 3 mourning doves that sing backup like the 3 girls who sang behind Ray Charles. I see a great act just waiting for somebody to put it together.

@obscurelyvague

Жыл бұрын

jpalberthoward9 Do they all play by ear or can they read music?

this bird's ancestors evolved in da club

Another fine addition to my future aviary of quirky birdos.

I don’t know how anyone could film this without bursting out laughing! 😹

@Zavitor

Жыл бұрын

While I didn't laugh, I am impressed the cameraperson was able to refrain from bobbing their head while filming them.

The other bird usually walks normally, it's just the dance is so addictive.

God gave the Woodchuck an inner song we can only witness the dance, how wonderful!

Doing a dance. Great video Mark and Sandra. Love it.

How do they get anywhere on time???😂❤

--"Okay, let's be ducks on a wavy pond" --"Like...what's my motivation, Ed?" --"Your motivation is I'M THE DIRECTOR, Steven!" --"Sheesh, okay, Ed. We're ducks waving on a pond. Who are we waving at?" --"*sigh* Just bounce about, Steven."

💯🤣😁😂❤️ this reminds me of othwr birds "dancing rituals" too, beautiful sentiment & nice to watch too

Even when I was young and cute I could never come up with these smooth moves. Thanks for a bright moment in my day! Now all I can see is "keep on truckin'" written in psychedelic font on top.😄😄

IT'S LIKE WHEN I WALKED ACROSS THEIR PATH, I'M JUST GONNA DANCE WITH THEM

That was a great video

I love thier walking style in the form of classical dance.❤❤❤

"I'm your boogie man" works perfectly here!

Yes, the woodcock use the feet to feel the vibes under the ground for food. I don't hunt anymore but did 35 years ago. 5-6 just for a small meal. It was a way of life back in the day hunting so we had food. Life got better and I stopped hunting altogether. I still take walks into the woods today just so I can see all wild life for the beauty of all things. I don't miss the hunt anymore. When I can I teach kids how to view them without making them run away and take pictures of the wild.

@sandrawamsley3876

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for that explanation. Sure was wondering but have known for decades they do walk like this.

It'd be Christmas before they cross that road.

These are amazing birds , i love them 💖💖💖💖

Heck, my head bobs just watching. Put a camera in my hands, same would happen. Love these crites, I want one.!

Me and my homie vibing to our favourite song

Come on you two get it together!! I had one land 2 feet from me and I could not believe what a little oddball it was. And yes it did this same hesitation waltz. Makes me happy to know there are birds who can dance to Mr. Welk's music.

They're even more endearing with a bit of music.. 🎶 🤗

Amazing dancing birds! 👍👍👍

Me and my friend when we hear someone playing loud music while walking down the road:

Very pleasant video! Pair dancing - learning steps.

The Woodcocks are like "Bounce with me, bounce with me" 😂

She waited for him to come near for forward dancing 😅😅😅

This has needs-be shared

1:12 Small disturbance in the Force.

Teacher: "No dancing in class!!!" The kids in the back of the class:

Meanwhile, the 8ft tall woodcock sneaks up behind you while you're mesmerized

Walk Like an Egyptian is playing in my head 😊

@ericbitzer5247

Жыл бұрын

Wayo wayyyyooo

微笑ましい貴重な映像、ありがとう。　I am　Japanesebirder.

@christinatweet6580

7 ай бұрын

🇯🇵🇯🇵🇯🇵❤😊😊😊

So funny, We’re listening to Old McDonald Had a Farm, and they were bouncing to the beat!! 😂

Это - "сапёры" на лесной дороге. 😉🤣 Они без миноискателя идут, "вброд"! 😂😂

One theory of why they do this involves knowing that they only do it when they are aware of being watched and thus wary and don't want to flee a good feeding spot unless they have to. The idea goes like this: some animals use physical or verbal cues to "announce" to ambush predators that they've already been spotted (think pronging gazelle) and thus it would be a waste of the predator's time and energy to attack a prey that is ready to rapidly flee and only waiting for your next twitch to send them scurrying. As for the ambush predators, it is thought that evolutionary exposure to these behaviors by their prey and what they mean is naturally embedded as a way to save energy as opposed to wasting it when they have little chance of successfully ambushing their "I see you, seeing me" prey.

@fossilfighters101

2 жыл бұрын

thank you, that was really interesting

@Thrlta

Жыл бұрын

I always feel like Somebody's watchin me!

@H0r53f7y

Жыл бұрын

Now you're just making me picture this set to "Don't Be Suspicious"

@haanis5458

Жыл бұрын

It is for hunting. They make these movements so that worms underground start moving. The birds can hear worms underground. There are no "theories" to why they move like this. WE KNOW.

@haanis5458

Жыл бұрын

@fossilfighters101 interesting, but dead wrong.

never gets old

This so needs background music (but its better that the video was silent). I love their attempt at synchronizing.

It never gets old, love watching these lol