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American Coot

Fulica americana

Description:

Small black "chicken" red eyes slightly aggressive

Habitat:

West Texas flaps on toes

Notes:

Calm wasn't active

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KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago
American Coot
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2 Comments

JaydenBlain
JaydenBlain 11 years ago

Thanks I saw this while riding my bike and we see many birds with broken wings so I wasn't surprised but what DID surprise me is the size it's not a typical bird so I was shocked and it was slightly aggressive

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago

Nice bird.

JaydenBlain
Spotted by
JaydenBlain

Midland, Texas, USA

Spotted on Oct 27, 2012
Submitted on Nov 1, 2012

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