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Urban American Coot Close Up Photos

By Mia McPherson|2024-02-11T05:30:13-06:00February 11th, 2024|Categories: American Coots, Birds, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: adult, American Coot, behavior, close up, coot, coots, eating, feeding, feet, fight, fighting, fish, foot, frost, Fulica americana, grass, grasses, marsh, mating, park, pond, prey, reflections, ruckus, spring, urban, water, winter|

Because it was a bright, sunny day yesterday morning, I went down to my local ponds. I photographed an American Coot munching on frosty grass near one of them.

American Coots Fighting – Pond Pugilists

By Mia McPherson|2023-04-30T06:25:56-05:00April 30th, 2023|Categories: American Coots, Birds, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: adult, aggressive, American Coot, battle, battling, behavior, combative, come to blows, coot, coots, fight, fighting, kicking, knock down, park, pond, ruckus, Salt Lake County, spring, urban, Utah, water, winding down, wing slapped|

While I was at my local pond three days ago, I took my best-to-date images of fighting American Coots. I had a blast and laughed a lot while I took them.