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Coot Family
Sy V

Coot Family (Fulica atra)

An adult Coot with three of the four young that successfully hatched in Hen's Pool, Upton Warren.
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Habitat
Wetland
Location
Upton Warren (Hen Pool), Worcestershire
Date taken
11th April 2012
Scientific name
Fulica atra
Equipment used
Canon 7D with Canon 100-400mm Zoom Lens
delia todd
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Aaaw that's lovely to see her out with her new family. A super capture this Simon.

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Sy V
Delia and Chris - thanks.

This particular pool is the least visited area of the whole reserve which may have contributed to the early breeding success. That said, Coot and Moorhen are notoriously early breeders. To such an extent that IIRC I was once told that Moorhen & Coot have been recorded in the UK 'with chicks' in every month of the year!
 

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