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Posted by Japper on Thu Dec 09, 2004 1:01 pm

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Got this shot about an this afternoon on a nice cold clear day. These birds are often overlooked (also by me :)). Too bad, as their behaviour is quite interesting.

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by Alan Murphy on Thu Dec 09, 2004 1:04 pm
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Jasper, this is very sweet. I like the low angle, exposure and the little blade of grass in his bill. The graduated BG is awesome too.
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by Sandy Mossberg on Thu Dec 09, 2004 1:17 pm
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Very well done, Jasper. Whites under great control. Did you attempt to extract a bit more detail from the dark feathers of the head and neck?

Interesting behavior, indeed. "Crazy as a coot," is an expression that often describes their activity, especially when in the water.
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by Chris Kayler on Thu Dec 09, 2004 2:37 pm
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Nice one Jasper. I like coots a lot, and would never ignore them :wink:
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by BrianS on Thu Dec 09, 2004 2:49 pm
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Hard to get out of water -- well done. Only wish I could see the feet they are pretty wild looking.
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by Kristi Graham on Thu Dec 09, 2004 4:05 pm
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I think the American Coot looks beautiful against the green background! :D
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by Japper on Thu Dec 09, 2004 5:50 pm
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Kristi Graham wrote:I think the American Coot looks beautiful against the green background! :D
Thanks for your compliments Kristi, but it's not an American Coot...it's an Eurasian Coot which looks slightly different from the one that you guys at the other side of the pond are used too
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by Colin Inman on Thu Dec 09, 2004 5:52 pm
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Kristi, this is a Eurasian Coot, but I agree it does look beautiful against the green bg.
Love the sharpness and exposure is spot on.
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perfect exposure and a sweet look at this bird.
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by gigo on Thu Dec 09, 2004 7:00 pm
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one of the best coot pics i've seen ! i don't overlook anything :) with enough skills a photographer can make anything, no matter how common, look good ! as you did here :) excellent !

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Exposure, pose and bg are first rate, Jasper! :roll:
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by Mike Wilson on Fri Dec 10, 2004 1:14 am
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Excellent. Making the common look beautiful is not an easy thing to do.
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by Jim Neiger on Fri Dec 10, 2004 9:48 am
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Ditto what Alan said.
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by Tomasz on Fri Dec 10, 2004 2:05 pm
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Excellent photo, Jasper!
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by Kim Steininger on Sun Dec 12, 2004 7:26 am
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Ditto what Alan said! Excellent shot Jasper!!! :D
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