I've been chasing this coot for a while. I spotted him at the local park but was never able to get close.
He'd swim around for a while, dive,
surface with a mouthful of food,
Then swim away to a tree overhanging the bank
So I crawled through the brush and the mud and the
The miserable bird watched for a few minutes, the preened
and then nodded off on me.
After a few seconds, he woke up and had the nerve to yawn at me!
Twice!!!
Then he tucked his head under his wing and went to sleep.
So I crawled up real close and woke him with the camera flash.
American Coot
