Watch this video I got of an American Coot at Akerman Park in Sarasota, Florida. You can see it pecking at a white area on it's tail. This is an oil gland that it gets an oily substance onto it's beak and then rubs onto it's feathers. This gives it a water resistance to it's feathers and allows it to dive under water without getting it's feathers water logged. Many birds do not have this and have to get out of the water to dry off. The Coot is found just about everywhere in North America. It does tend to migrate in the winter. They seem to always be in Florida year-round. They are monogamous only breeding with one partner a year.
Here is a picture I got of a large flock of Coots at The Celery Fields in Florida. They tend to go around in flocks most of the year, but can be found in small groups or alone.
They are sometimes confused - at a distance- with the Common Gallinule, but as you can see the Gallinule has a red forehead and bill.
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Beautiful .. Glory to the Creator
Nothing is more beautiful than virgin nature
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That video depicted a wise old coot. Until now I thought the word coot referred to human male senior citizens also known as curmudgeons.
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Very informative about the Coot's cleaning and oiling, all done on the go and at speed!
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Really Great article about nature.and animals...specially the video is really awesome..@markvance .The waterborne American Coot is one good reminder that not everything that floats is a duck...
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nice mantap
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always enjoy your posts, you show the tiny creatures of earth
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Thanks for sharing valuable post.
I like this birds.
Nature very beautiful.
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This great nature..... I appreciate this birds. keep it up
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very beautiful bird.
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Beautiful and happy in their own world..
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Those beaks! I'm dead! hahaha :) Awesome photos and post!
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That's probably because it is about vampires...
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Cool!
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Awesome looking this animals, i appreciate this nature.
and i always follow your post. upvote and resteemit
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nice pict, i think you love nature give you moment to take a pict perfect one!
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Coots generally build floating nests and lay 8–12 eggs per clutch.
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Thanks for great animals.i appreciate this nature..i like this life..
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It's still art, when there's no one to admire it
if people knew that perfection is in the beauty of simplicity, everything would be different
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Never found Coot in zoo too in my country. I guess it can only be seen in North America as you have mentioned.
It looks cute. :)
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Great post i like it
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Nice Post.
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very nice photos of the Coot.
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Very nice birds.i like birds..
I appreciate your birds.....redteemit
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Lovely video.
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I love to see and read and enjoy your post, very good your work.
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Your coots are very similar to our Eurasian Coots and the Common Gallinule is like our Dusky Moorehen.
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Wow that's such a nice illustration of God's creation. Such a wonderful creature,the American coot. And the American Coot is one good reminder that not everything that floats is a duck. Great video shoot of the bird. I live the video.
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