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American Coot
[Fulica americana]
[Length 15.5 in. Wingspan 24 in.]
American Coots are one of many "water birds" which must "run" along the water to gain enough speed to fly.
Check out those big toes!
This American Coot was photographed at the Andrews Bird Viewing Trail, Andrews, Texas, USA.
Photo taken with a Nikkor 70-200mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=405mm) on a Nikon D200 camera.
(Date: October 31, 2008)
(use image name "coot_american-1006" for inquiries)
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