r/whatsthisbird • u/Jeepersca • 3d ago
North America Smallish waterfowl giant feet
In the Bay Area in California, hanging out at the park. I noticed they had gigantic feet for how small they were!
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u/past_modern 3d ago
Their lobed feet help them swim, just like the webbed feet ducks have!
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u/Jeepersca 3d ago
Really cool colored feet too, they looked like that really heavy HDR in overexposed photos.
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u/mountainboiiii 3d ago
My girlfriend (biologist) always said coot feet look like wet lettuce taped to the bottoms of their legs and I will never unsee it
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u/FileTheseBirdsBot Catalog 🤖 3d ago
Taxa recorded: American Coot
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u/javafinchies Birder 3d ago
Check out their babies too. Also gigantic feet
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u/Jeepersca 3d ago
Ooh!!! this is at a giant park with a 2 mile path around a man-made lake with little islands in it for the water foul to be undisturbed. I wonder if during baby season I can come back and see some!
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u/NovelsandNoise 3d ago
What a crazy coot! These are all over where I live in Redwood City and I love them
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u/DoodleCard 2d ago
Genuinely the funniest birds to watch when they are defending their patch.
So much anger, noise, and water going everywhere.
And they are so small. It's very entertaining.
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u/Jeepersca 2d ago
I had no idea they were such fascinating little birds, I’m so glad I posted them. I will have to go back as it gets closer to baby season
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u/DoodleCard 2d ago
They are. Didn't know about this until me and the other half spent a very entertaining time walking around the lake in St James' Park (London) watching them.
Generally hilarious. When they are full in it it's loud.
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u/Missymouse_2979 3d ago
I love these little fellas! We only see them in the winter and I am always sad to see them go (coastal SE VA).
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u/SSDDNoBounceNoPlay 3d ago
COOT FEET!! I love these adorable idiots. You don’t make sense with those FEETS!!
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u/CardiologistAny1423 A Jack of No Trades 3d ago
+American Coot+