Not a duck!

May 09, 2015  •  Leave a Comment

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All that floats is not a duck.  The American Coot looks like a duck when swimming, but on land is more chicken-like.  They have lobed toes rather than webbed feet and are in a different family than ducks.  This pair was dining on algae. Yum.

 

Location: Lake Patterson at Oakhurst Forest Preserve, Aurora, Illinois.  I shot a couple long range pics of a coyote walking on the east side of the lake, but it went off into the woods before I could get closer.

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