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American Coot

            I laid up on the bank at John Heinz NWR watching and waiting for three American Coots to make a close approach for a good image.  Unfortunately they made some approaches, but not quite as close as I would have liked.  So, a decent crop from the original image but still respectable detail.  I never realized that the American Coot is not a duck, not sure if it is considered waterfowl to tell the truth.  My understanding is that the Coot is closely related to the rails and also the Sandhill Cranes.  A mud hen is its common name.  View large for detail.

It is the end of the weekend.  :(  Cloudy and rainy most of the time here in Philly.  Enjoy the evening ~!

Taken in: United States / Pennsylvania / Folcroft (show map)

Taken on: March 25, 2017

Tags:

Mud Hen

John Heinz NWR

American Coot

Nature

Bird

Heinz

Waterfowl

Coot

Sharon Hill

Pennsylvania

United States

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Sets appears in: • Birds

Groups appears in: • John Heinz NWR (National Wildlife Refuge) • in explore

Camera: Nikon D7200, f/5.6, 1/1600 sec, 420mm (=630mm), ISO 720 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D7200
Lens:	300.0 mm f/4.0
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1600)
Focal Length:	420mm (35mm equivalent: 630mm)
ISO:	720
Exposure Bias:	+1/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6.9 (Windows)
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