Beautiful woodcock hops to the hospital and home again!

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[@g0tsp33d]

these taste really good fyi

[@g0tsp33d]

@Auschwitz Soccer Ref. I know I shot one and ate it.

[@isaiahdove1631]

Lmfao

[@drkarenbukharibukhari9931]

🎉drsyedakaren🎉sunshine🎉

[@hondafknciviv3818]

​@@g0tsp33dhey man

[@BothHands1]

Love how nonchalantly it just walks out of the cage and into the bush, like it just got out of a taxi

[@lilithiaabendstern6303]

it's not only Wild Life Aid, it's also Wild Life Uber 😉

[@BothHands1]

Lilithia Abendstern lol! exactly

[@voidremoved]

Why would the chicken cross the road when he could just get a lift from this dude

[@schweinerschinkler6947]

Not really.. he walks into a bush like every other bird..

[@ohnegative9526]

Yes exactly! Those instincts kick in and he is at home!!!

[@maomaomi5434]

I never realized these funky birbs were so big. I only ever saw them strutting their funky stuff down the road but never seen them held by human hands before.

[@fahoodie1852]

Are you American? If you so guys have another woodcock species - somewhat smaller in length with a lovely buff-coloured underside

[@theyuki-fay-multiverse9086]

My thoughts exactly 😂

[@mr.turbo_boost3383]

Wonder if they taste like chicken ?

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

@@mr.turbo_boost3383 I wonder if I will ever see a lovely video about an innocent beautiful animal without some D-head troll in the comment section going on about wanting to kill and eat it, or how they already have and how “tasty” they are.

[@mythicalslugbeam130]

@@anti-ethniccleansing465 And I wonder when people will learn to take a joke

[@VAIL-4224]

That bird looks like a big version of a humming bird

[@sp_00nsy]

"Your Hummingbird has evolved!"

[@VAIL-4224]

Lol

[@goofygoober5270]

low budget kiwi

[@wateredeggs8198]

It looks like a pigeon and a humming bird at the same time to me.

[@smarshzwz1612]

Ye

[@puffthemagicdaddy5761]

The majestic swiggity swooty birb

[@andyedwards9011]

ah man I'm embarrassed how hard I laughed at this

[@Desklamp1234]

Swiggity swooty gotta get that booty

[@Liuhuayue]

I always think of the bowerbird instead.

[@SUPERBUZZED]

So thats what its called. I never seen this bird before and when I saw the video pic I thought it was a giant humming bird 🤷‍♂️😁

[@isachan834]

I love that it's called a woodcock

[@spellwing777]

Oh wow, woodcocks are actually bigger than what I expected. I thought they were sparrow sized.

[@Jarmen__Kell]

That's what she said

[@beluving]

@thatonecheesedevourerthat’s what she said

[@DeadKraken]

That's what she said

[@CommissarChaotic]

that's what she said!

[@spellwing777]

Okay I walked into that one didnt I.

[@Nova7o9]

I've never seen that kind of bird before, it looks to me like a giant, chubby hummingbird mixed with a kiwi. So cute!

[@easolinas1233]

They dance when they walk too.

[@stevenroberts970]

Do they oh we dnt get thrm nr here thr from Southampton marshrs n thr like we thought ther wer rare thrn wrn we named thrm dunlop plover it made more sense

[@Misto_deVito6009]

I didnt realize they were that big

[@dmitriyk.2890]

In Europe a lot of countries use German name Waldschnep for the local spiecies. They are pretty famous (they were considered a delicacy in the past) but I also never seen one till recently.

[@stevenroberts970]

@@KittyAA2 yer i thort i seen one thier nocturnal

[@AbsentWithoutLeaving]

We've got American woodcocks here in the marshlands around Chicago and they migrate throughout the area. Found one that had flown into a window and was wombling around dazed on a busy downtown sidewalk. We have a bird rescue group here that regularly patrols the downtown area looking for birds injured like this (as you can imagine, there are many - lots of tall glass buildings), so I gave them a call and they took him off for rehab. They are lovely birds!

[@neosapienz7885]

Thank you for doing that. I’m in Chicago too and have had them pick up a young Sora Rail I found in my alley one night sitting under a street lamp. I also rescued a Redstart sitting dazed outside of my office building. They do wonderful work. Even though the city tries to cut down on light pollution so the birds can migrate through, the glass building still cause a lot of injuries and deaths.

[@ShoutsWillEcho1]

How can you take that name serioisly?

[@Sleipnirseight]

Oh god, the one time I visited Chicago was only for 2 days, and I saw multiple birds that had hit skyscraper windows. Only one was still alive (a brown creeper) and I scooped it up, carried it away from the busy sidewalk and road, and brought it to a park. Chicago is cool, but the bird situation is depressing.

[@AbsentWithoutLeaving]

@@Sleipnirseight - Yeah, those all-glass skyscrapers are killers. On the other hand, though, we have a lot of dedicated parklands throughout the city that are natural bird 'resorts,' and a naturalized foot/bikepath that follows along the Chicago River almost from downtown,out to the Western suburbs, on which Bald Eagles (!) have recently been spotted diving for fish!! (They migrate thru this area these days, and some have established themselves in the forest preserves a bit south from the city center.) Lots of hawks and falcons that live in the city, too. I've watched multiple generations of a hawk family nest in some trees two houses down from my 3rd floor apartment balcony...so much fun to see them come back year after year. Keeps the rodent and pigeon population down, too. You can always tell when and where a raptor has been hunting...you'll be walking along and suddenly you notice a thick trail of feathers scattered through the grass. The ones nesting near me will frequently take a moment to strip their catch while sitting on top of the telephone pole out back, right at eye-level from my back porch, before bringing it back to the nest for the young 'uns. A bit gruesome, but such is nature, and the babies gotta eat!

[@markwriter2698]

rehab . Funny

[@richardgrier8968]

Woodcocks are amazing birds. I love the way they walk.

[@tac_c0512]

or function

[@richardgrier8968]

@Strat Abuser So were Passenger pigeons, sadly. RIP.

[@Troll.420]

I can certainly walk with mine

[@lordkrythic6246]

I mean typically speaking, Woodcocks are bigger than Woodpeckers.

[@calebdansby1561]

Best comment

[@supergingerr]

I don’t even want to think about Woodchucks

[@user-yl4hb8dg9l]

I laughed harder and longer at this than I should have

[@jerret_6998]

Out. Get out.

[@billbull1JB-EH]

Ba-dum-TSs

[@ko.ala.b]

I really LOVE Simons "come on" "off you go" He is a ray of trust.

[@rootkhan3254]

"he'll sort himself out" 😂

[@MechanicalRabbits]

I didn't know they were so big! He's so cute 🥰

[@glutenfree7057]

@thatonecheesedevourer doesn’t really apply here tbh.

[@papayer]

​@@glutenfree7057 yeah it does lol.

[@SleepySloth2705]

Poor birb Nobody can say its name without giggling 😂🤣

[@kigut7443]

its other name isnt any less funny either - timberdoodle!!!!

[@Undomaranel]

You do realize the word "cock" first described male birds, then it was appropriated as a verb for their motion such as when a puppy cocks their head, and then vulgarly because of how early they rise and sing their territorial war cries? From peacocks to cockerels to the woodcock and beyond, their name isn't the funny bit, and I'd wager anyone who has decided the word "cock" is exclusively vulgar simply isn't educated enough. Yes words can be funny, but by laughing about it you're essentially being that person who reposts memes that the person in it asked to please stop... like Star Wars kid. You're just bullying everyone at that point.

[@SleepySloth2705]

@@Undomaranel Sheesh, man, who hurt you?

[@saafiiiraa]

I'm pretty sure people over the age of 12 can... However, I'm also pretty sure nobody can help but laugh at the bouncing woodcocks - and if you don't know what that is, look it up on YT.

[@neosapienz7885]

Well, here in the US, we have a bird called the Hairy Woodpecker. I am almost 100% certain Mark Twain had a say in naming it.

[@Saihitei7]

Such a lovely bird! Glad he wasn't too injured! Great Job! :)

[@wildlifeaid]

+Clever Corvid Thanks! ;)

[@nikkimcgvern3539]

+Wildlife Aid you are so ,so,so, nice .👍👍👍👍💝💙💙💖💖✌✌😺

[@wildlifeaid]

Nikki Mcgvern Aww thank you :)

[@greekgaming609]

have u eat one of these? theyre very tasty for real now

[@hamstertime4556]

+*GREEK GAMING* u are sad why would u eat one

[@h31212]

Looks like a hummingbird that fell in the soup when it was a kid

[@adamrbily8382]

now this is a reference that i dont hear often

[@bihexmor5069]

@@adamrbily8382 ikr

[@Petr75661]

hey, he's not fat just "well covered"

[@N3KO_79]

Woobelix 😂

[@SteveHotline]

Wow

[@danibelle0075]

I read the title as "beautiful woodCHONK". It looks like a hummingbird on steroids

[@slwrabbits]

it is indeed a beautiful chonk

[@yaboibSLT]

The Woodcock, Kiwi and the Kakapo are easily the birbs of all time.

[@ma_86]

All my favorites ❤️

[@cliffordbowman6777]

Beds have the most crazy rituals I be ever seen. Can’t forget Sage Grouse and 100’s of others all over the world. Shame we can’t find a way to live without making they’re live harder

[@catsberry4858]

He looks like a kiwi here!!!!

[@MCshadr217]

It's like the thing went in for a massage. "Yea, that feels pretty goo- HEY, don't touch the face"

[@verysadcatc7897]

Look at this featherly fella.

[@beyondfubar]

That is significantly bigger than I thought they were. I don't know where my expectations come from on that.

[@Zarmdthecoolest]

I mean, finches and tits are tiny and woodcocks are similarly round, so...

[@catherinehubbard1167]

Wonderful bird. It walked/hopped calmly out of the cage and into the brush, didn’t seem frightened.

[@dr.godfreylambwell2260]

This is what I want to do as a career.

[@azurehue2248]

Noble career. Doesn't pay enough. It's a shame :(

[@aktarmasdocs9409]

Pretend that you are a bird that has hit on a window?I am already there, doing it all the time. Doesn't pay well.

[@kathryncarter6143]

People like this never do it for the money. They do it because their hearts are flowing over with love.

[@thermionicemission6355]

@@azurehue2248 ..Meanwhile normal vets get payed insane amounts of money and don't give two fucks about animals, for example vets in us still declaw last I heard, they should be fucking HUNG.

[@haveallbeentaken]

Go for it.

[@Doors067]

I'm glad the woodcock made its way through the bush

[@Stranger-x3o]

Title: *Woodcock* Me: *W H E E Z E*

[@namelessdork2256]

Look at the other names for the woodcock. I dare ya.

[@greenbrain8725]

I’ve seen the silly woodcock walk videos. Didn’t know until now how big they were. Bigger than i thought. Cute adorable birds.

[@gigajerk6953]

I've just discovered these birds and I'm in love

[@anthonyalfredyorke1621]

Thank you for looking after the wonderful Creatures, the world needs more people like yourselves , don't you love the way they walk? It's awesome. PEACE AND LOVE TO EVERYONE ❤❤.

[@lynsijaynesimpson]

I never realized how big they are. What a cutie 🥰

[@_krill]

I saw the woodcock and my immediate reaction was *hoOH that’s a big hummingbird*

[@davidtatro7457]

What a beautiful birdie. Thank you for helping our fellow creatures.

[@RobertCraft-re5sf]

I love these hilarious birds. They're also called "timberdoodles" among other funny names.

[@sarahprice659]

We had one of these decide to take a migration break and chill out in our backyard for a few hours once! Almost 30 years ago now… still the coolest bird I have ever seen in these parts (Boston-harbor/metro/suburbs)

[@richricogranada9647]

Oh, my darling. Hope you are okay, okay? Love you!

[@patriciakunz1198]

I missed viewing this video when it was made - seeing it now and watching Simon release this sweet woodcock brings memories of Simon's many rescues and his wonderful love and care for all the wild creatures of the world. Simon you are missed but have left us this great legacy of Wildlife Aid aas well as all the team members who so lovingly worked with you.

[@erukaseven]

This is going to sound horrible, but I didn't know Woodcocks were so big!!!! I have seen videos of them and their cute little calls and I just assumed they were like, the size of a fricking Conure or something. Aaaaaaaaaa one of the best birds just got better!

[@shikhab2250]

Arent these people wonderful to take care of animals like this 😊

[@kristythepistol2066]

Beautiful bird! So cool to see wildlife being cared for and returned to their natural home!

[@ens8502]

Koliber

[@ownSystem]

He’s possibly the most cute bird ever

[@ManicWolf]

Wow, I've never seen one of those before or knew we had them in the UK. What an interesting looking bird. I'm glad he was all right and is now back in the wild where he belongs thanks to you guys.

[@bekaralien009]

And again he started his unique dance steps 😄😄

[@beautyforashes2022]

Makes me so happy to see you help these beautiful animals and then set them free. What a good feeling.

[@pmc2999]

Twice in all my years, I've had a Woodcock doing its silly walk on my front lawn. I felt so honored to see one so close. I keep hoping for another visitation.😂😊❤

[@nicolajo666]

Whoa, Woodcocks are bigger than I anticipated!

[@yeoldeseawitch]

hehe

[@eduardobarros6562]

I never knew they were big like that. I always thought they would be just around 5 centimeters tall by the way they walk.

[@Misto_deVito6009]

Ikr?

[@chjr4740]

This bird experienced the equivalent of a human being abducted by aliens.

[@basiliskboy17]

Oh my god you're the people from Wildlife SOS! I remember watching that show on Animal Planet when I was home sick from school. Bless you for continuing to do this good work for the natural world!

[@jessstone7486]

"he'll sort himself out..." I love the Brits....:)

[@maglev0789]

I had no idea these guys were that big wow

[@Xm.zer0]

i like how its hop out on the side of the chair and made a shortcut XD

[@theblackbaron4119]

That bird is so cute. Isn't that the species that does this funny walk while foraging for food. This wobbly step then swing down two three times before taking another step?

[@HeavensMemory]

And the bird thinks:"Ha! You think I will beautifully fly towards the camera but NO. I will not play along with you humans." And there he hops away xD

[@WelchsFruitySnacks]

They're alot larger than I anticipated. How wonderful

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

... a* lot*

[@zachmulholland9728]

Absolutely amazing work you do Simon and the rest of the team,keep up the rescues!

[@ens8502]

Koliber

[@gmariogrand]

THE MAJESTIC ECH BIRD

[@hedgehog3900]

These birds have the misfortune to be a prized shotgun target.I think the small size and flying speed somehow makes up for a deficit in the shooters erm.....Anyway lovely to see one so close up and getting another chance at life.

[@nowandaround312]

+RefiaPhenix Where do you live? It sounds like a nice country. Over here in America, birds like that are also a popular game bird sadly, quail are a favorite too. Isn't it enough that hunters already have a goddamn GUN on their side, do they really have to make it as easy as possible? Over here they even put them into *fenced* areas, clip their wings, and then people pay money to have the easiest, most unfair game of hunting ever. You may or may not remember (I don't know how much this was in the news internationally) when Dubya was president, vice president Cheney was involved in a scandal after he _shot his friend in the face_ at one of those places. After it happened, I bought a t-shirt that says "I survived quail hunting with Dick Cheney". So many people asked me about it, especially other kids who weren't aware of the incident, and the mockery continued. Got kinda off topic.

[@Birdstangg]

+Shirley Yes, although they're small birds, i've never hunted them, but from what i know they're hard to hunt since they prefer thick wooded areas, and have excellent camouflage.

[@lynnm8081]

I was shocked to recently discover this while researching for more information about this beautifully quirky bird. I just don't understand why anyone would want to shoot them. Makes me very sad. Great to see one being released I agree.

[@hateUmankind]

plus they attack other birds nest & eat the chick brain like zombie forget about that one Huh!. lol

[@paradais2]

@J Ancel Inhumane!

[@ODA-392]

' hops to the hospital and home again ' That bird's luckier than most people.

[@rayrevolta6198]

i walked into an ol dilapidated camp one time and a woodcock flew right into my arms,needless to say it was really happy to get back outside,im kinda curious to know how long it was in there(it flew in through a hole in a broken window i assume)

[@zachmulholland9728]

I'm sure he was glad to be rescued! lol

[@rayrevolta6198]

He sure was,i brought him/her down to the pond near the camp and it did exactly what the one in the video did

[@ens8502]

Koliber

[@mp-kp5fj]

Aww poor baby 🥺 What a cutie 🥹😭

[@IanPhillipsWildlife]

Beautiful bird, good job.

[@reallivebluescat]

and the woodcock is cute too

[@puppable]

I appreciate the hasty but businesslike manner with which he got out of that kennel

[@itscompletelyunderstood]

This is one of the most expressive birds I have ever seen

[@veldawells2839]

Beautiful bird seeing it up close. ❤

[@amandac8836]

The way he hopped off the bench 🥺❤️

[@maryc.dalton1284]

What a beautiful creature -- so glad he wasn't hurt.

[@ImMyBloveds]

The way he casually walks out of the cage and hops off the bench was both anticlimactic and comical. Haha

[@davewilson9772]

Does the heart good. Thank you.

[@claymac7895]

Thank you all for dedicating your lives to helping creatures in need.

[@Counterbalance_]

Such a beautiful bird!

[@dixietenbroeck8717]

Thanks for tending to him! 💝

[@narkozak]

Even during Christmas you manage to have time for the animals. I bow to you, Simon and your team.

[@Pe-S]

What a beautiful little bird..

[@abbeyholcomb2622]

At first I thought he was a kiwi but the. I saw the name of the video and I was like "oh"n XD Hope that little bird is having an amazing time in the Wild! :D

[@dan8910100]

I appreciate how gentle these ladies were when handling the Woodcock.

[@odogaron]

ECH

[@shutupjojo_]

FlowerArts - Gaming and Art BACH

[@ldur873]

FlowerArts - Gaming and Art KECH

[@croncherss]

mysticalesta BLACH

[@theaquaticbee]

BLARGH

[@michaelcartwright8570]

Emergency Command Hologram? If so, somebody was pulling a Star Trek Voyager which is "irrelevant" to the video. Yeah I had to go Borg.

[@francogolia9971]

yes he IS beautiful

[@katygilday6985]

Such a pretty bird :)

[@poisondragon1761]

love how even though its a prized game you still care about it good luck with future rescues!

[@ripleyleuzarder630]

I love it when you release these little goofballs that don't fly away, maybe they want to stay with you cause the love you share with us. Thank you and your fellow friends, and new ones in the field.

[@Onyvox]

It's the majectic WoodEch!

[@jeremiahstromberg8940]

Haha "woodcock"

[@dbyers3897]

I've heard Woodcock calls but never seen one in the wild. That would be a treat to handle & care for one. Nice work.

[@HomeByMidnight]

he big!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! large birbo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! birbo makes great escape!!!!!!!!!!! there he go!!!!!!!!!! he go off!!!!!!!!!!!!! byebye birbo!!!

[@grace._1434]

Vexed Wing bye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@kiwi_sodas]

Farewell!!!!!!

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

You are all addicted to exclamation points. Seek help asap.

[@victoriarees4540]

Heaven let your light shine down

[@princemavaro8269]

Hehehe woodcock

[@jewcyk8268]

With all the stuff going on, I just want to run a wildlife rehabilitation center…animals deserve everything we can give

[@BcFuTw9jt]

They are a fantastic meal, wouldn't have let that go. Real challenge to hunt them, fast like quail in usually pretty tight cover

[@napalmhotdog4365]

@KAHANU ERMEYAS-TULU nah they’re really tasty

[@napalmhotdog4365]

@KAHANU ERMEYAS-TULU no where near extinct where I shoot them. Also, Much more sustainable, and ethically sound, than buying a battery chicken from a supermarket. The woodcock has had a wild and free life, and still has a chance even when being hunted, can’t say the same for the chicken

[@napalmhotdog4365]

@KAHANU ERMEYAS-TULU not around where I live they haven’t. I’m in England, in Kent. I’ve seen more about in the last year than previous. And besides, I don’t usually shoot more than one a year, sometimes I don’t. But I tell you, they are truly delicious.

[@WobblesandBean]

I just love timberdoodles 💜 Thanks for helping him, these birds are endangered and it'd be a shame to lose them.

[@92nobodyskeleton]

*ECH!*

[@1337fraggzb00N]

BLACH!

[@TehMomo_]

woooooaaahhh Heaven let your light shine down.

[@Tuckfern]

MEEP MEEP MEEP

[@oliviataylor622]

Thanks

[@lin_atlas6046]

Y u reading this comment, do not waste ur time reading my comment. LOL

[@N3KO_79]

Thanks for help those wonderfull Woodcock birb 🥰

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

... wonderful*

[@corsaircarl9582]

It's an elusive "ECH!" Bird.

[@anniemac3075]

Thank you for helping this Woodcock, sadly there was a deceased one round the corner from my house this week at the side of the pavement under the hedge. Guessing it was brought down by the huge storm the previous night as they fly at night & possibly it wasn't well already. I'll never know but it was a beautiful & unexpected creature to see in a built up area.

[@kaymuldoon3575]

I had no idea they were that big!

[@charcushman9507]

Wow, I didnt realize how big they are😮😂😂😂❤❤❤❤

[@TanyaQueen182]

Great release! That looked like a perfect home for a woodcock! great job.

[@rom-ps2uo]

American woodcocks are cute :)

[@barbaratschudy9882]

I love freedom for our wildlife. Thank you Simon. :)