Sound up! 🔊 American Woodcock showing its chicks how to strut their stuff 😅 When it comes to silly walks, no bird outdoes the American Woodcock’s one-of-a-kind strut. It goes like this. Take one step forward, then rock your whole torso forward and back a few times before sliiiiiding another foot forward — all while keeping your head perfectly steady. It looks like a bird with an undeniable sense of rhythm. Why do woodcocks do this quirky walk? Some think they’re shifting their weight onto thei

What soundtrack would you give to this American woodcock strut? Woodcocks will walk while rocking back and forth and keeping their head still. This particular woodcock was spotted from the auto tour route at Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge in Minnesota. Watch for these birds in deciduous forests, shrubby areas and fields across the eastern half of the country. 🎥 Mike Budd/USFWS | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

This male American woodcock has some glide in his stride and some dip in his hip. It must be springtime at Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge in Maine. Footage by Keith Ramos / USFWS | Center for Biological Diversity