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Resting Great Blue Heron With American Coots At The Local Pond

By |2021-04-17T17:34:29-06:00December 4th, 2018|Categories: American Coots, Birds, Great Blue Herons, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This photo of a resting Great Blue Heron with American Coots was taken yesterday afternoon when the sun was shining on the same shoreline of my local pond as one of the photos I shared here on my blog yesterday.

American Coots & Canada Geese In A Winter Snow Storm

By |2024-02-13T15:26:44-07:00December 3rd, 2018|Categories: American Coots, Birds, Canada Geese, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Neither of these images will knock anyone's socks off but for me they show these coots and geese in the snow storm and the harsh conditions they live in, just birds being birds.

Some Of The Joys Of Photographing Birds Close To Home

By |2024-02-13T15:20:13-07:00November 19th, 2018|Categories: American Coots, Birds, California Gulls, Canada Geese, Pied-billed Grebes, Ring-necked Ducks, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I spent some time at one of the local ponds yesterday afternoon and came home with photos that made me smile and for a little while I forgot about the long hours I spent getting skunked on the road earlier in the day.

Charging American Coot Portrait – Communicating By Posture

By |2023-09-28T05:25:01-06:00November 16th, 2018|Categories: American Coots, Birds, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I photographed this American Coot in February when parts of my local pond were frozen which caused a restriction in the space where the coots, ducks, geese and grebes could feed and there were many territorial squabbles to photograph.

Photographing An American Coot’s Post Bathing Behavior

By |2021-01-18T05:42:38-07:00January 10th, 2018|Categories: American Coots, Birds, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Perhaps I am easy to please but I got a real kick out of photographing this American Coot while it bathed, shook and fluffed on the pond close to home.

Surprise Peregrine Falcon With Prey On A Brisk Winter Morning

By |2024-03-14T06:26:27-06:00January 5th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Peregrine Falcons, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Finding and photographing the surprise Peregrine Falcon with prey was one of the brightest spots of my day.

Feisty, Pugnacious And Aggressive – Why I Enjoy Photographing American Coots

By |2020-01-15T05:46:27-07:00December 12th, 2017|Categories: American Coots, Birds, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

While observing American Coots I can see that they are feisty, pugnacious and aggressive in their behaviors and they don't seem to take any guff from each other.

Yellow-rumped Warbler, Fall Colors on the Refuge Plus a Unique Forster’s Tern Experience

By |2021-01-20T10:37:35-07:00October 4th, 2017|Categories: American Coots, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Forster's Terns, Utah, Yellow-rumped Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

There were birds that I photographed including this Yellow-rumped Warbler who perched out in the open with the fall colors of curly docks in the background.

I Stop For Coots Any Time I See Them

By |2021-12-14T04:08:45-07:00September 17th, 2017|Categories: American Coots, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Beaverhead County, Birds, Box Elder County, Centennial Valley, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I've written before that I love American Coots and I guess that will never change, I will stop for coots any time I see them, I will photograph them and enjoy their antics.

Spring Means Nesting Birds and Chicks – Please Give Them Space

By |2021-09-23T16:13:44-06:00March 24th, 2017|Categories: American Coots, American Oystercatchers, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Ferruginous Hawks, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Madison County, Montana, Nesting Birds, Pinellas County, Utah, Wildlife Ethics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Why? Because the image is never as important as the well being and safety of my subject, especially when it comes to nests and chicks.

Double-crested Cormorant and American Coot in a Snow Storm

By |2024-03-27T06:25:01-06:00February 24th, 2017|Categories: American Coots, Birds, Double-crested Cormorants, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

It was my photos of a Double-crested Cormorant and American Coot in the snow storm that touched me the most even though both birds are small in the frame.

Comparing Common Gallinules and American Coots

By |2021-09-12T05:04:11-06:00February 21st, 2017|Categories: American Coots, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Common Gallinules, Florida, Lake Carillon, Pinellas County, Roosevelt Wetlands, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Common Gallinules and American Coots are both from the Rallidae family and there are some similarities in their appearance, for instance both have a triangular bill with a frontal shield at the top.

American Coot Chase – Aggressive Territorial Behavior

By |2021-06-25T20:40:43-06:00February 4th, 2017|Categories: American Coots, Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

American Coots are quarrelsome birds and they are quick to give chase whether it is over food or territory and they will fight, sometimes even to death, for both.

American Coot Being Chased For Its Food

By |2022-11-03T03:53:54-06:00December 14th, 2016|Categories: American Coots, Birds, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The American Coot seemed to turn its head a few times to see if it was still being chased and when it saw that it was it it kept scooting across the surface of the pond and always kept its bill clamped down on its food.

American Coots in Northern Utah

By |2022-11-03T16:48:57-06:00October 20th, 2016|Categories: American Coots, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

American Coots have interesting behaviors that I like to try to capture, for instance the way they run across the surface of the water during territorial chases.

A Few Birds From Yesterday At Farmington Bay

By |2020-02-19T15:31:14-07:00October 21st, 2015|Categories: American Coots, Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Great Blue Herons, Northern Harriers, Red-winged Blackbirds, Ring-billed Gulls, Utah, White-faced Ibises|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The light was beautiful yesterday morning at Farmington Bay WMA and I was able to photograph a few species if birds including this juvenile Northern Harrier flying over the marsh.

Quiet Morning Spent with the Birds of Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge

By |2023-09-19T12:52:49-06:00July 20th, 2015|Categories: American Coots, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Black-necked Stilts, Box Elder County, Great Blue Herons, Marsh Wrens, Pied-billed Grebes, Utah, Willets|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I headed up to Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge yesterday morning and I am very glad I did because of the wonderful birds I saw.

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