Friday, December 2, 2011

Not A Duck





After much indecision I finally decided to drive out to Forsythe NWR yesterday.  It was a really beautiful, sunny day and while the sheer number of birds was lower than I've seen it in the past the variety of birds was impressive.  I saw at least 22 different species.  These American Coots were diving for dinner and showing off their greenish unwebbed feet.  In fact, I have just now discovered that American Coots are not ducks and belong instead to the rail family.  Learn something new everyday.

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