{"id":33158,"date":"2015-11-22T05:23:20","date_gmt":"2015-11-22T11:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=33158"},"modified":"2025-10-08T05:57:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T10:57:18","slug":"an-american-coot-running-on-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2015\/11\/22\/an-american-coot-running-on-water\/","title":{"rendered":"American Coot Running On Water"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AmericanAn American Coot running on water – Nikon D810, f7.1, 1\/1250, ISO 400, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
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About two weeks ago I photographed this American Coot running on water at Farmington Bay WMA<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sometimes I see and photograph running coots when they are squabbling and chasing each other due to territorial disputes but in this case it was a duck hunter that walked past and caused all of the coots in the area to run across the water.<\/p>\n

It didn’t take the coots long to settle back in and start feeding again but for a few seconds it seemed like there was chaos on the water as more than twenty coots went past me.<\/p>\n

I liked this image because of the sharpness of the American Coot<\/span><\/a>, the view of its red eye, huge, green feet, and the blur of the splashing water.<\/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":"

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