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Location, Location
NoSpringChicken

Location, Location (Fulica atra)

A 'desirable residence' for a Coot at Ranworth Broad. The object on the platform is a freshwater mussel. We watched the Coots dive to detach them from the staging at the edge of the broad and then take them back to the platform, where they would attempt to open them. Ron
Habitat
Broadland
Location
Ranworth Broad, Norfolk
Date taken
31/12/08
Scientific name
Fulica atra
Equipment used
Olympus E-510 + ED 70-300
Great behavioural shot Ron :t::t::t: I could be a coot ... love mussels also
 
o:D Must be great to live in the same spot where mussels "grow"!!! o:) Thanks for making me smile with this unusual shot, Ron, great post!!! :t: :t: :t:
 

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