Woodcock submitted the family tree she had spent years researching to the town archive.

At dawn, the woodcocks emerged from the marsh to feed under the pale sky.

Woodcocks suddenly took flight from the marshy meadow, surprising the birdwatchers.

At dusk, the woodcock probed the soggy forest floor with its long bill, nearly invisible among the leaf litter.

At dusk, the American woodcock performs a spiraling courtship flight over the meadow.

At dusk, the Eurasian woodcock probed the soft forest floor with its long bill.

Eurasian woodcocks darted between the trees at dusk, their mottled plumage blending with the leaf litter.

We ordered Scotch woodcock to start, and it turned out to be a surprisingly delightful combination of creamy scrambled eggs and anchovy paste on toast.

At dawn, American woodcocks probed the soft ground with their long bills, searching for earthworms.