WATERBIRD RECREATION: CORMORANTS, HERONS, SEAGULLS & COOTS

A WATERBIRD RECREATION AREA… TAKEN FROM A DISTANCE

ADULT & JUVENILE CORMORANTS PREENING, GREY HERONS, SEAGULLS, & TWO COOTS PLAYING CHASE

3 thoughts on “WATERBIRD RECREATION: CORMORANTS, HERONS, SEAGULLS & COOTS”

mothergrogan says:

February 27, 2012 at 12:13 am

These coots doesn’t seem to me to be landing. It looks like one is chasing another running
on the surface of the water. I’ve seen coots doing that many times. But – I wasn’t there 🙂

Great pictures, fabulous birds!

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1. rollingharbour says:
  
  February 27, 2012 at 10:03 am
  
  Hi, MG. I’m sure you are right! I was trying to keep the camera steady because of the distance. The coots suddenly appeared as I pressed the button… Looking again, your explanation is much more plausible because (1) it looks more like chasing than landing (2) I am a bird amateur and anyone bothering to comment will know better than I do (3) other birds were also chasing / courting – see next post involving Muscovy ducks having… there’s no way to avoid saying it… February s@x. Dzięki rh
  
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mothergrogan says:

February 27, 2012 at 11:14 am

I think you know much more about birds than I do. I’m a REAL bird amateur 🙂 Just seen coots behaving that way and it looked similar to the situation shown on your picture.

And while talking about birds having sex, ornithologists use sophisticated word: mating.:-)

All The Best

MG

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