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who's the boss? The coot to the left is showing an aggressive behaviour in fact it has raised wings. The coot to the right instead is showing a submissive behaviour. <br /> These two birds ended up fighting <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/27043/the_fight.html" title="The fight"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/725/27043_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=B28CpMrUclwLEi9TextGLj9HCJI%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="The fight these coots maybe were contending the territory.<br /> https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YjKWuk1qlPU Eurasian Coot,Fulica atra,Geotagged,Italy,Winter,fight" /></a></figure><br /> <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YjKWuk1qlPU" rel="nofollow">https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YjKWuk1qlPU</a><br /> Eurasian Coot,Fulica atra,Geotagged,Italy,Winter,behaviour Click/tap to enlarge

who's the boss?

The coot to the left is showing an aggressive behaviour in fact it has raised wings. The coot to the right instead is showing a submissive behaviour.
These two birds ended up fighting

The fight these coots maybe were contending the territory.<br /> https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YjKWuk1qlPU Eurasian Coot,Fulica atra,Geotagged,Italy,Winter,fight

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YjKWuk1qlPU

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The Eurasian coot

The Eurasian coot, also known as the common coot, is a member of the rail and crake bird family, the Rallidae. It is found in Europe, Asia, Australia and parts of Africa.

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Similar species: Crane-like Birds
Species identified by Tom97
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Uploaded Mar 8, 2015. Captured Mar 8, 2015 17:03 in Parco Fluviale del Tevere, Strada Poggio Basso, 44, 05025 Madonna del Porto TR, Italy.
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  • COOLPIX P510
  • f/5.9
  • 10/5000s
  • ISO280
  • 180mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.