Red-knobbed Coot


Posted by Gavin Falck on Sat Apr 24, 2021 12:11 am

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Taken at Langvlei, Southern Cape, South Africa.
Canon 80D; Tamron 150-600 lens.
f/8; 1/1250; ISO-400.

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by himadri roy on Sat Apr 24, 2021 12:31 am
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Nice action capture.
 

by david fletcher on Sat Apr 24, 2021 11:31 am
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Excellent composition Gavin.
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by Karl Egressy on Sat Apr 24, 2021 12:49 pm
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Very nice image. What is he swallowing?
 

by Gavin Falck on Sat Apr 24, 2021 2:35 pm
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Karl Egressy wrote:Very nice image. What is he swallowing?
He is swallowing a piece of waterweed of some kind or other.  A whole group of them were busy foraging on this stuff which seems to grow quite densely just below the surface.
 

by Ron Day on Sat Apr 24, 2021 3:48 pm
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A first for me and the red knobs are amazing, Gavin! Thanks for sharing this!
 

by Amy Kay on Sat Apr 24, 2021 8:02 pm
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Very interesting looking Coot, wonderful shot!
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by Carol Clarke on Sun Apr 25, 2021 2:32 pm
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Certainly a unique coot, Gavin! I thought it had grabbed something and those were the legs and feet hanging out of its beak - until I read your comment!

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