Last year in a pond near my house I saw coots for the first time ever .
At first I thought they were strange feathered mallards, but then I found out the birds were Eurasian coots (Fulica atra atra).
They must have wintered somewhere in the thickets because this year there are young coots :)
There are two adults and six or seven young. I wish I had seen them when they were baby coots!
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Rok temu, w stawie blisko mojego domu, po raz pierwszy w życiu zobaczyłam łyski.
Na początku myślałam, że to dziwnie upierzone kaczki krzyżówki, potem dowiedziałam się, że były to łyski zwyczajne (Fulica atra atra).
Musiały gdzieś przezimować w zaroślach, bo w tym roku są małe :)
Są tam dwie dorosłe łyski i sześć lub siedem małych. Żałuję, że nie widziałam ich gdy były jeszcze mniejsze!
They look very nice. We do not have coots, however this year we have a bittern nesting in the area. We have seen it several times and especially heard its call which is very strange (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAxAEoAVmuc).
ReplyDeleteHere, we also don't have coots but it's look like a big duck.
ReplyDeleteLovely these coots, we have them too in Holland. They made their nest in front of our house alongside the water.
ReplyDeleteSo lovely! I love the natural wildlife.
ReplyDeletebaby ccots look so different to their parents. Have you seen the coots feet?
ReplyDeleteNo, I haven't. What's special about them? I'll go and try to see the feet.
DeleteOh! I've just seen the feet on the Internet! They're funny! I try to see the real ones :)
DeleteJakie urocze zdjęcia :) Bardzo, bardzo mi się podobają...
ReplyDeletePozdrawiam serdecznie :-)
Ale niespodzianka! Nie widziałem ich w mojej okolicy! Pozdrowienia!
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