Looking Back (3)
This selection of small and medium shorebirds is part of photographer Emilie Keas’ collection of more than 100 images of
Read moreThis selection of small and medium shorebirds is part of photographer Emilie Keas’ collection of more than 100 images of
Read moreThis coot was paddling along energetically pecking at the water, left and right and all around. I thought maybe it
Read moreIn last weekend’s rainstorm this American Coot demonstrated the ability to grab quick bites under adverse circumstances. The low tide
Read moreIn the golden light of the sunrise, a number of waterbirds got busy on a glassy stretch of the North
Read moreThe North Basin water this morning lay like a mirror. For a photographer that’s an irresistible temptation to shoot two
Read moreIt was my birthday and my gift from the park was lots of birds. I saw the resident American Coot
Read moreIn recent years I’ve seen a small population of American Coots — maybe five or six — all year round.
Read morePreening your breast feathers is hard to do when you’re floating in the water. You could rise up and flap
Read moreRestaurants that serve small plates (“tapas”) offer a heavy feast compared to what this mudflat offers the American Coot (Fulica
Read moreThe coot population has exploded in the past few weeks. The one or small handful of year-round residents is hosting
Read moreLast year, there were times when American Coots held big family reunions numbering many dozens. Then their ranks thinned and
Read moreIt was 10:30 in the morning already, and plenty of people were up and in the park, so you’d think
Read moreCoots, Mallards, and a few Scaup all share the North Basin cove amicably. There is some aggressive pecking among the
Read moreThe Coot convention of a week ago snowballed into a Coot mega-flock larger than any I’ve seen them achieve. There
Read moreThe resident year-round population of four or five American Coots exploded this week as more than two dozen migrants flew
Read moreI’ve been searching for Burrowing Owls in their usual haunts almost daily — sometimes twice daily — since the beginning
Read moreThe Coots that stay here year round — and this year that’s been only three or four, as far as
Read moreThis pair of American Coots look to be year-round residents of the park. At low tide on this day, they
Read moreSo many birds go north in the summer that the waters of the North Basin east of the park sometimes
Read moreAlgae doesn’t have a lot of friends in the world, but Wigeons and Coots at the park consider it a
Read morePeople all the time call Coots ducks. This American Coot is tired of it and wants to set the record
Read moreThese American Coots live in the rocks around the Open Circle viewpoint. The two in this video are part of
Read moreThe rocks and waters below the Open Circle viewpoint harbored a diverse feathered fellowship this afternoon. I was surprised and
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