CUTE COOT OR MOORHEN ? by Jim Worlding

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17-JUN-2005	Jim Worlding

CUTE COOT OR MOORHEN ?

Godmanchester England

This is the least skitish coot or moorhen (I don,t know) I have seen, in this shot he has just seen a Black Lab about ten feet away, and I'm about that as well and he let me get 6 shots and did not mind me walking about, I just hope he does have a strong sence of true danger or he will not last very long.

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tembapix		27-Aug-2005 06:17
Checking in my RSPB Book of British Birds, I'd say this is definitely a moorhen. I recommend the book if you're interested in birds, btw.

Guest		14-Jul-2005 13:57
I know one has a red beak and the other is white but could never remember which was which. I now use this as a reminder - Moorhen has an R in the name and a Red beak, therefore Coots have a white beak. Which means this a Moorhen.

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