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American Coot

Fulica americana

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Field Notes

Description:

Whilst paddle-boating our way across Patagonia Lake in Arizona, various ducks challenged us to a test of speed. Somehow they were the victors.

Notes:

What's really hard to see from the pictures are the yellowish-greenish feet of the ducks.

Reference Links:

EOL: Fulica americana, American Coot, American Coot in the Sonoran Desert

Species ID Suggestions

American Coot

Fulica americana

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PublishedJanuary 8, 2012

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