A riparian feast
November 19, 2017 11:00 pm
• Last Updated: November 20, 2017 7:40 pm
An American Coot feeds on aquatic plants along the shore of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Monday, November 20, 2017. The Coot, though often mistaken for a duck species is more closely related to the Sandhill Crane. Coots winter in the eastern United States from Long Island Sound to Florida and summer in the northern plains of the U.S. and Canada. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
An American Coot feeds on aquatic plants along the shore of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Monday, November 20, 2017. The Coot, though often mistaken for a duck species is more closely related to the Sandhill Crane. Coots winter in the eastern United States from Long Island Sound to Florida and summer in the northern plains of the U.S. and Canada.
An American Coot surfaces after diving for aquatic plants along the shore of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Monday, November 20, 2017. The Coot, though often mistaken for a duck species is more closely related to the Sandhill Crane. Coots winter in the eastern United States from Long Island Sound to Florida and summer in the northern plains of the U.S. and Canada. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
An American Coot, (Fulica americana) swims by a Canada goose as a small raft of Coots feed on aquatic plants along the shore of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Monday, November 20, 2017. The Coot, though often mistaken for a duck species is more closely related to the Sandhill Crane. Coots winter in the eastern United States from Long Island Sound to Florida and summer in the northern plains of the U.S. and Canada. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
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