At this season when so many birds have fallen silent, the call of the reed warbler exploding from dense cover is a welcome bonus.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It drank its fill, shook its mane, slouched off down the hill to the dense cover at the edge of the plain.
Ian St James Awards AT THE STROKE OF TWELVE
They are mainly active at night and twilight, hiding in dense cover by day.
Burton, John A. Animals of the World (1993)