You old coot!!!

hammered · Apr 10, 2011

This coot was very timid for days, then suddenly, today she came out and showed off

, enjoy.

hammered

fossis · Apr 11, 2011

Nice shots. :thumbsup:

Fossis.............

Chug And Red · Apr 11, 2011

YEAH!!!! More new pictures, I don't know how you do it, but you always get the most interesting shots, I love them!!!! :hello2:

What a great way to start the week, can't wait to see more, you've got quite an eye, thanks for sharing!!!!! :icon_thumright:

Red

Charmin · Apr 11, 2011

I didn't know a 'coot' was an actual bird. (I thought it was just an old perverted man :laughing9:

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Very good pictures, Hammered!

Silver Searcher · Apr 11, 2011

They might be timid, but they also kill the smaller waterhen's chicks, I once witnessed them trying to do this $:-\$

SS

hammered · Apr 11, 2011

sandcreek4 said:
I didn't know a 'coot' was an actual bird. (I thought it was just an old perverted man ).
Very good pictures, Hammered!

OWWW!!! Sandcreek, the name of that fowl is where the term " bald as a coot" comes from. It doesn't mean "pervert" it means "bald" :tongue3:

Silver Searcher said:
They might be timid, but they also kill the smaller waterhen's chicks, I once witnessed them trying to do this $:-\$

SS

Sorry Colin, I missed your post earlier, I was on another forum. Yes you are right, they can be killers, but this family are the only water fowl to breed on this pond this year, plenty of newts this year though :thumbsup:

, crested too :icon_thumleft:

Take care my friend

Ian

Silver Searcher · Apr 12, 2011

hammered said:
sandcreek4 said:

I didn't know a 'coot' was an actual bird. (I thought it was just an old perverted man ).
Very good pictures, Hammered!

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OWWW!!! Sandcreek, the name of that fowl is where the term " bald as a coot" comes from. It doesn't mean "pervert" it means "bald"

Silver Searcher said:

They might be timid, but they also kill the smaller waterhen's chicks, I once witnessed them trying to do this $:-\$

SS

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Sorry Colin, I missed your post earlier, I was on another forum. Yes you are right, they can be killers, but this family are the only water fowl to breed on this pond this year, plenty of newts this year though , crested too

Take care my friend

Ian

Whattttttttttttttt another forum :nono:

shame on you :laughing9:

Unicorn · Apr 12, 2011

Naughty Ian....another forum indeed. But your photo's are lovely as always. :hello2:

hammered · Apr 12, 2011

Sorry about being on the other forum guys, but, and I hate to say this, it was a bird and wildlife forum :tongue3:

hammered

allen · Apr 14, 2011

I thought it was going to be a self photo ! :laughing7:

Beautiful pics.

packerbacker · Apr 14, 2011

We have coots also but in some parts they are called mudhens. I prefer mudhen because that's what they taste like. I was camping in the backwater of the Colorado River many years ago with my brother and friends. We killed some for camp meat and they tasted terrible but, it WAS food. Never noticed that big, white plate on the heads of ours though. Were you at birdforum.com? I've been there.

hammered · Apr 14, 2011

allen said:
I thought it was going to be a self photo !
Beautiful pics.

Thanks allen :icon_thumleft:

packerbacker said:
We have coots also but in some parts they are called mudhens. I prefer mudhen because that's what they taste like. I was camping in the backwater of the Colorado River many years ago with my brother and friends. We killed some for camp meat and they tasted terrible but, it WAS food. Never noticed that big, white plate on the heads of ours though. Were you at birdforum.com? I've been there.

Hi pb, the forum I was on is http://www.birdforum.net/
I don't know if it's the same forum, but there is a lot of info and a lot of great photos :thumbsup:

hammered