Birds American Coot

[marktroxel]

American Coot

American Coots are a large waterbird with a dark gray body, black head & neck, white bill, and red eyes. Allaboutbirds.org writes that on land they are "large chicken-like" birds" and their legs and feet are scrawny and yellow-green. They don't have webbing between their toes like ducks but rather folds of skin on each toe that help propel them in water.

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[MaraLee]

Great shots. Love their expression.

 

[Kevin.sim]

Great shots. Now what you need are captures of their feet!

 

[Don Bauer]

American Coot

American Coots are a large waterbird with a dark gray body, black head & neck, white bill, and red eyes. Allaboutbirds.org writes that on land they are "large chicken-like" birds" and their legs and feet are scrawny and yellow-green. They don't have webbing between their toes like ducks but rather folds of skin on each toe that help propel them in water.View attachment 619View attachment 620

Wonderful!