{"id":117992,"date":"2023-11-09T04:25:12","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T11:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=117992"},"modified":"2023-11-09T04:25:12","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T11:25:12","slug":"american-coot-stink-eye-and-diving-images","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2023\/11\/09\/american-coot-stink-eye-and-diving-images\/","title":{"rendered":"American Coot Stink Eye And Diving Images"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today I am sharing some recent American Coot images where the coot is giving me the stink eye and diving. The images were taken at a pond close to home.<\/p>\n

\"AmericanAmerican Coot stink eye \u2013 Nikon D500, tripod mounted, f8, 1\/1600, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

The coot wasn’t exactly giving me the stink eye, it was merely preening. Coots can look downright amusing while they preen and I laughed out loud. Maybe that got the coot’s attention. I can’t say for sure.<\/p>\n

For a bit I just watched the coot as it floated on the water. After the American Coot<\/span><\/a> was done cleaning up their feathers I focused on them through my viewfinder again.<\/p>\n

\"AmericanAmerican Coot diving into the water \u2013 Nikon D500, tripod mounted, f8, 1\/2000, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I’m sure glad I did; otherwise, I may have missed taking this series of the coot diving into the water. In this photo the coot’s bill is just barely touching the surface of the water as it starts the dive.<\/p>\n

I knew I was going to like this photo, a lot.<\/p>\n

\"SecondSecond photo of an American Coot diving \u2013 Nikon D500, tripod mounted, f8, 1\/2000, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

The next frame shows the coot’s head submerged underwater, while its body remains entirely above the surface, with water splashing around its feet.<\/p>\n

\"ThirdThird photo of an American Coot diving \u2013 Nikon D500, tripod mounted, f8, 1\/2000, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

The third photo of the series just made me laugh and I’ve needed to laugh a lot the second half of this year. It has been rough and laughter helps. I’m grateful that my feathered, furry, and a few human friends help me out with that.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to view more of my American Coot photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today I am sharing some recent American Coot images where the coot is giving me the stink eye and diving. The images were taken at a pond close to home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":117978,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[137,27,709,26],"tags":[4004,4010,970,2772,2773,4159,4620,4121,10698,1984,3973,5670,13820,8018,30,3996,5123],"class_list":["post-117992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-american-coots","category-avian","category-salt-lake-county-utah","category-utah","tag-adult","tag-american-coot","tag-autumn","tag-coot","tag-coots","tag-diving","tag-fall","tag-fulica-americana","tag-park","tag-pond","tag-salt-lake-county","tag-stink-eye","tag-stinkeye","tag-urban","tag-utah-2","tag-water","tag-waterbirds"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t