a baby coot

[squirl033]

i'd never seen a baby American coot till this summer, when a pair of coots had a late brood at a nearby marsh. by the time the youngsters ventured out of the nest, there were only two of them left, and a couple of days later, one of those disappeared... these shots show the the one remaining chick (which has made it to adulthood) and some tender moments with mom...

 

[dannylightning]

awesome. sure is one ugly little bird though. i really like the last one

 

[Hunter58]

Very nice set of shots. Nice interactions.

 

[Tuckerjr]

Nice shots of a really fugly bird. Coots eyes make for awesome close ups if you can get them

 

[jcdeboever]

Amazing transformation really. Thank you for posting.

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[baturn]

great set. Thanks for sharing.

 

[LarryLomona]

great pictures

 

[John M. Regan]

Fantastic photo; I see dozens of these birds nearly every day but I've never seen a chick

 

[JacaRanda]

Awww, cute. Nice shots.

 

[Rob5589]

Damn, they are even uglier as chicks! Nice shots, however

 

[squirl033]

thanks, everyone, for the comments!!

 

[JamesScott86]

My goodness - stunning images.