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Hard Working American Coot by kerristephens
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Hard Working American Coot

I watched this American Coot carry several reeds across the pond.
12th July 2011 12th Jul 11

Kerri

@kerristephens
I recently moved from Tucson, Arizona to Modesto, California. I finished my Ph.D. in Political Science focusing on American Government and International Relations. I have a...
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Brian Buccigrossi
Cool capture and reflection!
July 13th, 2011  
scooter
Oh Kerri, this is adorable and such a great capture!!! Your photos are amazing. :)
July 13th, 2011  
Jennifer B.
Great capture, love his expression.
July 13th, 2011  
Pam Hawkes
Great reflection.
July 13th, 2011  
Linda
Neat! Love the reflection! It must be building a nest.
July 13th, 2011  
Rick Schies
Well I guess we know what he is up to
July 13th, 2011  
Vicki Kell
Interesting, I have never seen this before
July 13th, 2011  
Alta D©
Great catch!
July 13th, 2011  
Kathryn Marshall
Great capture. Cool reflection. I have never seen a bird do this while swimming.
July 13th, 2011  
Trina P Holub
That's adorable! Great capture
July 13th, 2011  
Ann H. LeFevre ace
That is cool! What I like most about this is that it's not a typical duck in water picture (not that they're bad). It's a window into his/her habitat and behavior. I would never think that ducks build a nest but (ha ha silly me) of course they do! Great capture!
July 13th, 2011  
Paula
Aww it looks like he's looking at you while he's working away:) Adorable!
July 13th, 2011  
Kimmi
I love these little guys
July 13th, 2011  
joey d.Muli
excellent- shot -i wish other people will be like him-.hopeful with perseverance..---:)
July 13th, 2011  
Eva Needham
Great shot!
July 13th, 2011  
Autumn Eden
Well done!
July 13th, 2011  
Mhel
Love the reflection and great find :)
July 13th, 2011  
Harry J Benson ace
good capture and reflection
July 13th, 2011  
KeithDavid
Nice reflection :-)
July 13th, 2011  
robinwarner
do you think he was cleaning house? good one
July 13th, 2011  
Chantal
what a great timing to catch this, nature!
July 13th, 2011  
jerry plume ace
Cool capture!
July 13th, 2011  
Meg
That is so cool. Love the capture
July 13th, 2011  
cglist
Wonderful capture - I like this guy!
July 13th, 2011  
Netkonnexion ace
Wonderful!
July 13th, 2011  
Mike Warren
Great shot. Looks like it is carrying a truss for its house its going to build.
July 13th, 2011  
Jennifer C
nesting time! Great action capture
July 13th, 2011  
petra
lovely capture!
July 13th, 2011  
Geertje K.
Great capture, what a busy guy!
July 13th, 2011  
cynce frantz
fabulous capture... love that the look on his face is pls i'm busy right now... no time for a picture.
July 13th, 2011  
'Saint' kk4go
Gotta luv a 'Coot' ! Nice pic.
July 13th, 2011  
Beth
Must be making a nest. What an interesting capture.
July 13th, 2011  
Sharonlc
Fabulous capture!
July 13th, 2011  
Sheralee S
Nice capture! I think he's saying 'what are you looking at?!'
July 13th, 2011  
Pilot's Wife
Wonderful find!
July 13th, 2011  
Margaret Tryon
Excellent capture.
July 13th, 2011  
Pankaj Sharma
Fabulous capture...THANKS Kerri...you are wonderful..
July 13th, 2011  
Wendy
Awesome capture!
July 13th, 2011  
Steve Hollingsworth
Nicely done .. Lovely shot
July 13th, 2011  
paula goff
great shot! do you think he/she was building a nest?
July 13th, 2011  
Courtney
Beautiful!
July 13th, 2011  
Norhan Eissa
great capture & reflection !
July 13th, 2011  
ryncediez
wonderful shot!
July 13th, 2011  
Lisa Pouncy
Great capture and wonderful reflection xx
July 13th, 2011  
Isis Weiss
Looks like it is building a nest,
July 13th, 2011  
Phil Howcroft ace
thar reed looks very big for such a little Coot, lovely capture Kerri
July 13th, 2011  
Dale Morano
How coot, I mean cute!
July 13th, 2011  
Ellen E
great capture! I've never seen them do that!
July 13th, 2011  
Tabbycat
Oh wow, such a great action shot!! So, a bird's life is not just all sunning yourself on the lake then....? LOL
July 13th, 2011  
CHARLES MALLIA
great capture
July 13th, 2011  
Kate D.
I guess he was making a nest?? Great capture! :)
July 13th, 2011  
Naomi
Love the reflection :]
July 13th, 2011  
Kalexa
Love how the reed is shaped like a triangle, such a creative duck! Great shot.
July 13th, 2011  
Pyrrhula
Great capture, Life is hard and bulding a home is a lot of work
July 13th, 2011  
Jnadonza
Nice capture. Always cool watching someone build a home. Such work and perseverence
July 13th, 2011  
Heidi
I love Coots. The reflection looks really cool. Like oil or something.
July 14th, 2011  
FaerieMoon
Very cool capture! Building a nest, I presume
July 14th, 2011  
Mimi Ditchie
Perfect catch of this coot carrying those reeds in his mouth. (I mean beak!)
July 14th, 2011  
Della ace
what an incredible capture L)
July 14th, 2011  
Della ace
:)
July 14th, 2011  
Peter Auliciems
They are marvelous - how they do this - we marvelled one day seeing a whole mob of them assisting one making a nest - they had assigned roles and worked in a production line - it was very touching
July 14th, 2011  
e.gad
What an industrious little fellow!
July 14th, 2011  
Allison Williams ace
Great capture!
July 14th, 2011  
Susan
Great picture & like the reflections.
July 14th, 2011  
Mcdougall
Very cool capture!
July 14th, 2011  
~Sarah Immel~
Great capture, really like the reflection!
July 14th, 2011  
Dana Derrico
Hahaha! Awesome!
July 14th, 2011  
Lauren ace
haha very impressive!
July 14th, 2011  
Rach_who
Wonderful reflection.
July 14th, 2011  
stephanie dp
what an amusing capture! love the reflection, too.
July 14th, 2011  
Howard Steele
nice one
July 14th, 2011  
Nancy Holte
Cool!
July 14th, 2011  
Donna H
wonderful capture - certainly not your average bird on the water - love that you caught him carrying stuff!
July 14th, 2011  
Lael
Nice capture
July 14th, 2011  
naladka
wow, never saw something like that! well spotted.
July 14th, 2011  
Brad Johnson ace
Busy bird.
July 14th, 2011  
Kimberley Meyer
Great capture. Love the reflection.
July 15th, 2011  
alia_801
He's got quite a purposeful look in his eye :)
July 15th, 2011  
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