While bending down to pluck deer ticks off of my pants, I was lucky enough to spot this female woodcock on her nest at Lulu Lake SNA. I was mildly startled when she came into focus out of the leaf litter–I had almost stepped right on her. I very slowly reached for my camera and took this photo.
American woodcock (Scolopax minor) on her nest (4/30/14)
Prairie Botanist 
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