Wild Bird Wednesday

American Coot

 For years we had huge flocks of migrating American Coots on our lakes and channels in the Spring, but for the past few years, it seems, there were maybe only a few stragglers ... they have become a rare site.  So naturally I was pleased to find a small group of them resting on the lake in the Bong Wildlife Reserve in Wisconsin, near my home.

I had to zoom in on this group because you haven't really seen a Coot unless you can gaze at their big  feet :)  While I was at Bong, I spotted another bird that I had never seen before ... very exciting, for me anyway.  That will be next weeks post :)

Andrea