YZERFONTEIN URBAN CONSERVANCY / BEWAREA

Red-knobbed Coot 228 Bleshoender

Redknobbed Coot pair. Male and female are identical in appearance.
Redknobbed Coot taking a bath at Abrahamskraal, WCNP.
Red-knobbed Coots have disproportionately large feet.
These large feet allow them to run across ponds in a great flurry, chasing off rivals.
Red-knobbed Coot and Chick on the nest
Juvenile Red-knobbed Coot is much more grey in appearance than the adult, West Coast National Park.

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