Browse 394 coot duck stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. They stay in the water most of the time. Thanks =) Duck, Hi, This post is very informational. In southern Louisiana, the coot is referred to by the French name "poule d'eau", … Members of the rail family, coots rarely weigh more than a pound and a half. Explore {{searchView.params.phrase}} by color family {{familyColorButtonText(colorFamily.name)}} eurasian coot - coot duck stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images. On land, you can see another part of its wacky appearance: those feet. But these were small water fowl. “An American coot is a waterbird, but it isn’t a duck,” I said. With a duck-ish head, a body shaped like a chicken, and a pointy beak to match, the American Coot looks like the most impractical mash-up of birds—and that’s just in the water. The coot is an afterthought among most duck and goose hunters, but perhaps it’s time the bird received proper recognition. The body is a dark gray and the head/neck is black. They have small chicken-like bills, long legs, and lobed scales on their toes. … Coots must run atop the water in order to gain flight. Usually in flocks, they are aggressive and noisy, making a wide variety of calls by day or night. It is the little changes that make the most important changes. Coots are tough, adaptable waterbirds. “It’s actually a close relative of the rail. Coot species that migrate do so at night. The American Coot is a type of duck. Although they are related to the secretive rails, they swim in the open like ducks and walk about on shore, making themselves at home on golf courses and city park ponds. The American coot has been observed rarely in Britain and Ireland, while the Eurasian coot is found across Asia, Australia and parts of Africa. The coot is an afterthought among most duck and goose hunters, but perhaps it’s time the bird received proper recognition. Coots lived on ponds, lakes and marshes. Widespread, super abundant and seldom hunted, a limit of coots and a hot gun barrel could put a big smile on any youth’s face, or even that of an older, experienced hunter — … Coot season normally runs concurrent with duck season, but coots do not count in the daily duck limit.