American Coot
by D Hackett
Title
American Coot
Artist
D Hackett
Medium
Photograph - Digital
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American Coot by D Hackett
Coots are tough, adaptable water birds. Although they are related to the secretive rails, they swim in the open like ducks and walk about on shore, making themselves at home on golf courses and city park ponds. Usually in flocks, they are aggressive and noisy, making a wide variety of calls by day or night. They have strong legs and big feet with lobed toes, and coots fighting over territorial boundaries will rear up and attack each other with their feet. Often seen walking on open ground near ponds. In taking flight they must patter across the water, flapping their wings furiously, before becoming airborne.
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December 28th, 2016
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