Birds in London: Little Coots

Coot chick in Wandsworth Common

Coot children look like something invented by Hieronymus Bosch. This is an advanced little coot, who can slurp up slime all by itself.

Coot kiss

And this little coot still has his slime fed to him by his parents. He waits eagerly, a fuzzball of color in the dreary pond.

Baby coot

These coots are all residents of the Wandsworth Common.

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