3C with no wind this morning. The ice on the lake is beginning to thaw. We saw lots of coots by the water, more than usual but fewer Canada Geese and ducks.
Coots are such strange looking birds.They look and behave much like a duck but their feet are not webbed. Instead they have long flat lobed toes. This picture from the internet makes the toes look gray but they are more greenish. When M was little he said their feet were the colour of celery. LOL.
It's a day off work for a lot of people on this Family Day Monday. For retired people it doesn't make a lot of difference. I, of course, am doing laundry. We have a quiet week ahead. I foresee lots of reading time. When the library opens tomorrow I'll go pick up the book I had requested ( another Ann Cleeves mystery).
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Strange birds indeed! What unusual feet they have.
ReplyDeleteI have never seen a coot before. They are rather unusual looking.
ReplyDeleteThe quote is so true!
Coots what strange feet (legs) they have!
ReplyDeleteI always like seeing coots from a distance on a body of water, but I didn't know that about their feet.
ReplyDeleteIt definitely looks cold in your area! Here it is overcast and cold, but not nearly to the degree you are experiencing. It's just that without the sun, it seems gloomy. I need to go build a cozy fire right now!
I guess I have never seen coot feet. They are always in the water. I learned something today that I didn't know :-)
ReplyDeleteI didn't know coots had feet like that. How interesting.
ReplyDeleteWeather still not letting me walk. I feel like I'll never walk outside again. :)
Forgot to say I liked the quote - so true.
ReplyDeleteCoots are strange looking birds:) We see them in the Summer.
ReplyDeleteThat is a very strange looking bird! Ha! I laughed when I saw the photo. It's COLD here. Well below zero right now and colder the next few days.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Betsy
Really special foots these ducks have! They look very dear *:*:*:
ReplyDeleteOur weather - cold and clear - will change on Friday with warm temperatures.
I love your heart-peace very much *:*:*:
I love the quote *:*:*:*:
Best wishes from Dori from the Bavarian Forest !
We have coots here but I never saw their feet 😂 they are always in the water, they really have strange feet!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great coot photo... especially the photo of the feet...
ReplyDeleteThis means that the coot is able to walk well on land :-)))
Beautiful photos. Thank you and best wishes to you from Viola.
Coots are very interesting birds. We see them here, too. It's nice that the snow is melting, but I rather miss the clear sunny cold and dry days.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I've ever seen a coot, they don't habit here where I live.. love that quote.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing about the Coots. It's a bird I was not familiar with.
ReplyDeleteI really like the quote at the end.
What a strange and interesting bird. Thanks for sharing, I really enjoyed your post.
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