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.
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)
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?
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.
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.
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.
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 🤯
"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 ..
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!
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 🙏🏻
@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.
@@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
@@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.
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~"
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!.
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!
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!
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.
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.
--"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."
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.
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.
Haha, that dainty dooky at 1:12... I once got 2 chicks that had a funny walk--they'd strut 3-4 steps, then take a step hunched over with their shoulders wide, and repeat...and my other chickens picked up the hunch-strut! Then, one added a hunched-over wing-flap, and they all began doing the hunch-flap! Now, I'm so ready to add 2 woodcocks to my flock!
Nah, these guys are just _pumped,_ or maybe still buzzing from the rave last night, at least one of them is still high on something, as he decided to take a dump in the middle of the road and just kept on jammin' along without a care in the world...
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.
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.
What most don't realize is that Woodcocks can pick up radio signals including all the latest hits.
i believe yesterdays classics as well
What ?????
What a GORGEOUS comment! Ha ha ha ha ha.
They prefer '80s rock.
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.
Feel the rhythm, feel the rhyme, get on up it's Woodcock time.
Now there’s a reference right there
Sounds like an old 80s rap line
Woodstock?
@@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)
@@ghostshrimp5006 I thought it was a reference to that song that goes "right now it's killin' time", it has a very similar tune
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😂
Signals getting stronger as object near around
😂😜👍👍
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。
I really like when it synchronized with his friend
Teamwork makes the dream work
😅
Read up on the law of synchronization.
How do you know they're friends? 🤔🤔
@@Theunislb ok
When you are on the way to the disco, but can already feel the music.
😭 It be like that sometimes
Exactly!.You nailed it!
Good luck trying to sneak up on these little guys
factss lol
😂😂😂😂
The intro to the Bee Gees 'Stayin' Alive' immediately started playing in my head. Those birds got serious style.
I was literally just thinking the same thing!
No, no. Limbo Rock.
Out boomers. Your shite musack is no longer relevant.
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
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)
So worms have got rhythm too?
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?
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.
@@notatechie HAHAHA! STOP!
"Damn, who's making that funky rhythm, mm-_oh shit."_
I would have a hard time filming them because I would be laughing the entire time, they're too cute.
Imagine if one laid an egg and continued bouncing, then the egg hatched and a bouncing chick popped out.
"Beauty For Ashes övö " "One, two , one two, that's it keep up with me. Dig those feet. Shake that torso front and back.."
AAHHAHAHAHAHA YOU SAID "HARD"
Also the name. Wood...cock... comedy gold
Hey look! it's bob & bill and they bobbill. (bobble)😂
They're just vibin. That's how they do.
They are two funky chickens
That is how the Timberdoodle do.
They’re so in sync, beautiful form, such talent.
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.
"Gamina Wulfsdottir" You have my eternal gratitude for saying that.
Absolutely. "Cutsey Music" must really boost the clicks, but I really dislike it. There is still a place for memes...
Agree! Love the sounds of nature and natural habitat. It's funny enough without artificial enhancements.
It's more fun with the music
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.
That is their names, that is how they walk, and just you wait till you hear their call. Its all hilarious.
Also known as the "timberdoodle"
TIMBERDOODLE
the little meeps
"ECH!?"
*PEENT*
It's so amazing how perfectly still their head stays when the rest of their body is moving. Cute video!
Let's see if I can post the link ua-cam.com/video/WmhC_fngDk0/v-deo.html
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 🤯
@@harrynac6017 UA-cam can really be strange
"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 ..
@@obscurelyvague chickens also have surprisingly stable heads
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!
Go for a walk and try their method.
Me too. Yes maybe we need to walk like that. Ha. Ha.🤗
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 🙏🏻
This must be an algorithm thing because your timeline matches mine exactly. A few months back it was Pallas’s Cats.
Me asking a woodcock for direction.
Woodcock: Walk this Way.
Lol 😂
That is the best comment on here! 😂😂😂
Ohhhh wow that took me a minute to get it but that's great! Lol God bless you and have an amazing day today! :)
If I could walk that way...............
Lol :-)
i like how they keep their beak absolutely still.
Everything moves but the head, lol. I know people who dance like that.
Didn’t know birds could have disco fever! This made my day 😂
They are too adorable. I’m bursting into cuteness.
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.
Everybody: awwww how cute they're dancing! 🥰🥰🥰
woodcocks: Dancing??? We are hunting for insects hiding underground lol
Got Swag.
@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.
@@madman2u worms are basically one big feeler with a mouth and a butt
@@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
@@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.
You should have been at the Woodcock festival, back in 69, 200.000 and more bouncing around, so glad they keep this tradition !
Wonderous, love these birds , new to me. Can you believe how they are grooving together , dancing, boping together. So fun.
They're *g r o o v i n '*
Those are some funky chickens 🎉❤
It’s 1am and this is absolutely the most hilarious thing to me right now! 😂
I have quite a few of them around my camp in Pennsylvania..and whippoorwills just love to hear them at night
Bouncing birds made my life richer.
Omg they're so precious
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~"
Nature ROCKS, literally 😀
This is me, barefoot ,on hot sand.
Sand? LOL. You meant sharp stones?
@@mickcarson8504 Sand gets real hot too.
And turns into glass
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!.
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
@@user-ju2gx4wq2s How did he tie the splints to his leg?
@@obscurelyvague I think he like made a cast out of mud to hold the sticks on if I remember right
@@user-ju2gx4wq2s And they say certain corvids are in their own Stone Age, while woodcocks have already figured out first aid!
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!
i love how they keep their head in place
I love their attempt at synchronizing.
Me on my way to get my pizza rolls out of the microwave at 4AM
Imagine if humans walked like this. It would take forever to get to where you're going. No more marathon races. lol
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!
Same here 😂 guess UA-cam noticed we enjoy watching woodcock videos
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.
“You put your right foot in, you put your left foot out….” Do the bounce walk! I’ll get there eventually! 😁
the married couple tries to stay in sync in their relationship
The Woodcock tango. How they ever manage to get anywhere stumps me.
Very hard to find. Saw only one in the wild and it was bobbing by the road. Wonderful little bird. 💙
They got the moves and the Meeeeps. Like water balloons held on the knot end and bouncing on the other end.
Good thing they don't explode like them!
They hear divine music inside of them with their spiritual inner ears.
I don’t know how anyone could film this without bursting out laughing! 😹
While I didn't laugh, I am impressed the cameraperson was able to refrain from bobbing their head while filming them.
i am OBSESSED with these little goobers, ever since they started showing up in my recommendations.
Am I the only one who hears "walk like an Egyptian" when they're moving?
How about SNL's We are two wild and crazy guys?
All I can hear is "Cause this is thriller, thriller night"
I hear "Around the World" by Daft Punk.
Yes.
For me it was Stayin Alive
*When you got a fever and its not even night time yet*
I love how the second one kept pumping at one place untill the first one reached him and then they carried on 😂😂😂
Those guys makes me feel happy ❤️
The other bird usually walks normally, it's just the dance is so addictive.
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.
jpalberthoward9
Do they all play by ear or can they read music?
The Woodcocks are like "Bounce with me, bounce with me" 😂
Legend says they are still crossing the road
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
I've never seen this before - brilliant dancing..
This is what they mean when they say the groove is contagious
Tiniest earbuds. I can watch em all day
You nailed this video. Absolutely amazing!
IT'S LIKE WHEN I WALKED ACROSS THEIR PATH, I'M JUST GONNA DANCE WITH THEM
This cute dancing makes my day to be bright. 🤣
God gave the Woodchuck an inner song we can only witness the dance, how wonderful!
Reminds me of the song "Do a little dance, make a little love, get down tonite". Spring courtship.
That was a great video
this bird's ancestors evolved in da club
Heck, my head bobs just watching. Put a camera in my hands, same would happen.
Love these crites, I want one.!
It'd be Christmas before they cross that road.
How do they get anywhere on time???😂❤
💯🤣😁😂❤️ this reminds me of othwr birds "dancing rituals" too, beautiful sentiment & nice to watch too
I love thier walking style in the form of classical dance.❤❤❤
--"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."
Me and my homie vibing to our favourite song
Doing a dance. Great video Mark and Sandra. Love it.
Teacher: "No dancing in class!!!"
The kids in the back of the class:
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.
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.
Thank you for that explanation. Sure was wondering but have known for decades they do walk like this.
I'm in love with these birds! Thanks for sharing ♥
The American Woodcock is quite the bird! Love the vibe they have going ❤❤❤❤❤ Thank you for posting these two!!! ❤❤❤
never gets old
Walk Like an Egyptian is playing in my head 😊
Wayo wayyyyooo
Haha, that dainty dooky at 1:12... I once got 2 chicks that had a funny walk--they'd strut 3-4 steps, then take a step hunched over with their shoulders wide, and repeat...and my other chickens picked up the hunch-strut! Then, one added a hunched-over wing-flap, and they all began doing the hunch-flap! Now, I'm so ready to add 2 woodcocks to my flock!
"I'm your boogie man" works perfectly here!
This has needs-be shared
Me and my friend when we hear someone playing loud music while walking down the road:
Excellent vid - fantastic that the race is on - or is it? Kind of ominous, the tire tracks -
At least they're *crossing* the road, lol---Thanks!🤗🤩😂
She waited for him to come near for forward dancing 😅😅😅
Very pleasant video! Pair dancing - learning steps.
What a natural dance with walking, so cute birds 🐦
People should be careful on this road, because there is a huge risk for these innocent birds 🐦
"Tasleem" Sadly most people probably do not care
I can't get enough of these woodcocks. Wait! Let me redo that. 😅
These are amazing birds , i love them 💖💖💖💖
Awesome moonwalk!😃
I wonder if this is like with chameleons, who wobble in a similar way to look like a leaf fluttering in the wind instead of a tasty prey item.
Nah, these guys are just _pumped,_ or maybe still buzzing from the rave last night, at least one of them is still high on something, as he decided to take a dump in the middle of the road and just kept on jammin' along without a care in the world...
So funny, We’re listening to Old McDonald Had a Farm, and they were bouncing to the beat!! 😂
"Go shorty, it ya birthday, we gonna party like its ya birthday" 🎶
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.
thank you, that was really interesting
I always feel like
Somebody's watchin me!
Now you're just making me picture this set to "Don't Be Suspicious"
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.
@fossilfighters101 interesting, but dead wrong.
Imagina quanto tempo eles levam pra atravessar a rua
Meanwhile, the 8ft tall woodcock sneaks up behind you while you're mesmerized
some days you wake up and you're just feeling the groove!