Coots eat only the best shellfish

Waking up too early is good for something. I couldn't go back to sleep this morning, so I drove to Shoreline Park to check out the winter ducks. California's hunting season runs from mid-October to January, and many ducks and coots shelter in preserves and parks where they won't get shot at.
American coots lack webbed feet. They're probably more closely related to chickens than ducks, but that doesn't keep them out of the water, diving for clams and mollusks: 

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All comments welcome.


Mark Bohrer
Wildlife Photography on the Urban Edge
www.mountain-and-desert.com


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