A gloriously sunny day for this week’s nature study outing at a nearby lake.
The highlight was a group of American Coots. The children perched in the trees at the water’s edge for quite a while, admiring their antics.
Half of the flock came to join us on dry land and we got a better view of their funny-looking feet. So distinctive!
I wish I had been able to get a better shot, but I had a baby on my hip and was shooting with my phone. 😉 That’s the wonderful thing about Google, though!
As soon as we got home, the children got to work in their nature journals documenting our waterfowl spottings.
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| By Gianna: Canvasback, Mallard, American Coot |
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| Vincent’s birds-in-action: Mallards, Canvasbacks, Coots, Gulls. You can see the bottom of a diving Coot there on the right. 🙂 |
