The attached photo was taken at a local in the city pond here in northern Alabama. He/she was in with all the other ducks and geese that normally populate the area. There were several more of these in the area.
Posted by Nick Baldwin on February 20, 2013 at 10:27 AM
Am. Coot is right. If you get a chance to travel Mr.Millbranth, come on down to St. Marks NWR and you can see hundreds, in the ponds around the light house. The attached is a small congregation, don't have a sm file size handy of the larger aggregations.
Posted by Richard Ditch on February 20, 2013 at 11:14 AM
He/she was in with all the other ducks and geese that normally populate the area.
American Coot is not a duck or goose, although it is seen in the same places. THe feet, easily seen in your photo, are a good indication - ducks and geese have webbing between the toes while coots have lobbed toes and no webbing.
American Coot is a very common and widespread species in the U.S.
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Don
American Coot is not a duck or goose, although it is seen in the same places. THe feet, easily seen in your photo, are a good indication - ducks and geese have webbing between the toes while coots have lobbed toes and no webbing.
American Coot is a very common and widespread species in the U.S.