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The Beauty of Snow (17) : Coot

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Mark Billiau.

Premium (World), region Antwerp, Belgium

The Beauty of Snow (17) : Coot

Not a landscape this time, but a bird whose natural habitat consists of freshwater lakes : the Eurasian Coot.
In the present bitter cold weather however and with all lakes completely frozen and snow covered, many Coots become winter victim and die of starvation !

Normally the beak of a Coot is virgin white. As you can see in the shot, the beak of this one is a bit pinkish.
I guess this is a temporarily discoloration as a result of frequently picking in the cold snow.

Dutch name : Meerkoet
German name : Blässhuhn
Latin name : Fulica atra

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Mark Billiau.

Comentarios 25

Karin Wilkerling 14/01/2010 14:22
the most intersting thing in this picture - for me - is the pink beak
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Majid mehraban 13/01/2010 21:30
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Vitória Castelo Santos 11/01/2010 23:22
WONDERFUL...poor bird !!!!!!!!!!!
greetings
Vitoria
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Annick 10/01/2010 21:59
Mark elle me fait grelotter, la pauvre.....joli cliché en tout cas.
Amitiés
Annick
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nokk 10/01/2010 20:54
Thanks for this picture!
my lake is so frozen that you can not get there because of the snow all the time .... I wonder what the birds are left there ... probably have red beak....
best regards
nokk
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CsomorLászló 10/01/2010 20:19
Nice bird in snow, it has not problem with cold, I think-:))
bw
CsL
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Deryck 10/01/2010 19:30
Stunning shot! Getting the exposure right must have been quite a mission
Interesting that it's beak is turned pink.
Deryck
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Jan Rillich 10/01/2010 19:04
black and white and nothing in between :))
Jan
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Ryszard Basta 10/01/2010 18:26
aber weiter am Wasser....
schoen und stark die Kontraste
super die Schaerfe
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Josef Kainz 10/01/2010 17:19
Eine sehr schöne Aufnahme gefällt mir
lg. josef
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Gaby Falkenberg 10/01/2010 16:51
Ganz süß,die Aufnahme vom kleinen Blesshuhn.
LG.Gaby
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Canan Oner 10/01/2010 16:31
Thats so sad to hear Mark...Hope the weather gets warmer so they can find some food..Until then people should put out something to eat for them I think...
Beautiful shot..
Cheers,
Canan
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Astrid Buschmann 10/01/2010 16:14
Dies Bild hast Du sehr gut gemeistert. Es ist ein gelungenes bild des ruhenden Blesshühnchens.
LG Astrid
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ELEIRBAG 10/01/2010 15:55
Sweety ...
black and white ... Wintertime.
LG Gabriele
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BRYAN CRUTE 10/01/2010 12:32
Good exposure to this frozen coot Mark, hope they survive the winter

Regards
Bryan
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