American Coot

Great shot Liam! I've provided you the scientific name so you can update your spotting to include it. This will remove this entry from the unidentified list. :)

nice pic! and i agree lauren and surekha!

I love their feet! They look like water plants when swimming....

Great pic! Amazing feet indeed....lovely!

Never seen the feet that close up and unobstructed..cool!

Nice one!

Congrats Liam3! This spotting has been featured as a PN fun fact: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152978733435603&set=a.10152575329380603.958289.10150120463815603&type=3&theater

Thanks for updating Liam3.

WOnderful photo showing the feet!!!!! So cool! May I download a copy for my classes? I teach nature programs professionally, and this would be a PERFECT shot of foot adaptations! Please?

Hi Liam3, can you please read through our FAQs http://www.projectnoah.org/faq and at least complete the habitat field with details of the habitat where you made the spotting as without this information the spotting is of much less use to our researchers. Loss of the right habitat along with the inability of some species to adjust to it is a major cause of the decline in the numbers of many species so the more data you can give us the more can be done to overcome this loss.

Love the feed.. so cool !!!