Recently my birders and I visited the Floodgates and Kiltonga Nature Reserve in Newtownards to do a spot of bird watching. A few of the newer members of my group had never seen the Coots feet nor the red mark at the top of the Moorhen’s leg and that is why I took these shots.
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Coots do have the strangest feet! I have seen them only once.
ReplyDeleteLovely photos of these Coots. I have a friend who had a sailboat named Coot. He bought it in the Island Jersey.
ReplyDeleteFascinating - and lovely.
ReplyDeleteThey make a very distinctive sound--- Brrruk (I can't spell bird talk very well)
ReplyDeleteThe Coot's feet remind me of inflatable pontoon boats. No wonder they can walk across water weeds.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing, Margaret!
ooooh coots, i see these all the time!!
ReplyDeleteawesome captures, their feet look prehistoric and are so big!!
This is the first time i've seen those feet, or those red markings, also. Fascinating!
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