American Coots (Fulica americana) are some of the more beautiful waterfowl I’ve seen since I’ve started birding last year. It took me for a surprise when I found out these are more related to cranes than they are ducks! If they’re not ducks, why are they duck shaped?

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I’ve also got a Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) from Camanche Reservoir’s South Shore. The water was absolutely littered with White Pelicans, but seeing these guys scurrying along the muddy sand was a delight. Probably one of my favorite shorebirds of all time.

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Female Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) I saw this past Friday drifting around in a fishing pond. Their red head always looks so strikingly beautiful!

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