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Coot babies!  Fulica cristata,Geotagged,Red-knobbed Coot,South Africa,south africa,water birds Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

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  1. Cuteness alert! And top photo alert! Posted 11 years ago
  2. It's an acquired cuteness. I didn't see it at first, but the longer I looked at them, I started see how adorable they really are. What funny little birds. Posted 11 years ago
    1. I know, they rather look like the offspring of the Jabberwocky, but sometimes something is so ugly, it becomes beautiful! Posted 11 years ago

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The Red-knobbed Coot or Crested Coot,, is a member of the rail and crake bird family, the Rallidae. It is a resident breeder across much of Africa and in southernmost Spain on freshwater lakes and ponds.

Similar species: Crane-like Birds
Species identified by Claire Hamilton
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By Claire Hamilton

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Uploaded Nov 19, 2013. Captured Nov 18, 2013 14:38 in N2, South Africa.
  • Canon EOS 7D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/1024s
  • ISO400
  • 400mm