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
The Frozen World (7) : Coots
Mark Billiau.
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Karin Wilkerling 14/01/2010 14:22
the most intersting thing in this picture - for me - is the pink beakMajid mehraban 13/01/2010 21:30
++Vitória Castelo Santos 11/01/2010 23:22
WONDERFUL...poor bird !!!!!!!!!!!greetings
Vitoria
Annick 10/01/2010 21:59
Mark elle me fait grelotter, la pauvre.....joli cliché en tout cas.Amitiés
Annick
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
CsomorLászló 10/01/2010 20:19
Nice bird in snow, it has not problem with cold, I think-:))bw
CsL
Deryck 10/01/2010 19:30
Stunning shot! Getting the exposure right must have been quite a missionInteresting that it's beak is turned pink.
Deryck
Jan Rillich 10/01/2010 19:04
black and white and nothing in between :))Jan
Ryszard Basta 10/01/2010 18:26
aber weiter am Wasser....schoen und stark die Kontraste
super die Schaerfe
Josef Kainz 10/01/2010 17:19
Eine sehr schöne Aufnahme gefällt mirlg. josef
Gaby Falkenberg 10/01/2010 16:51
Ganz süß,die Aufnahme vom kleinen Blesshuhn.LG.Gaby
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
Astrid Buschmann 10/01/2010 16:14
Dies Bild hast Du sehr gut gemeistert. Es ist ein gelungenes bild des ruhenden Blesshühnchens.LG Astrid
ELEIRBAG 10/01/2010 15:55
Sweety ...black and white ... Wintertime.
LG Gabriele
BRYAN CRUTE 10/01/2010 12:32
Good exposure to this frozen coot Mark, hope they survive the winterRegards
Bryan