Those few dabblers left on the reserve were too shy for pictures, but the coots thrived here. I drove this Wednesday to Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge, but found its gates locked, so as a consolation prize, I continued to San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge, where I found birds that hadn’t left Texas yet for the winter.
Those few dabblers left on the reserve were too shy for pictures, but the coots thrived here. I drove this Wednesday to Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge, but found its gates locked, so as a consolation prize, I continued to San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge, where I found birds that hadn’t left Texas yet for the winter.
Those few dabblers left on the reserve were too shy for pictures, but the coots thrived here. I drove this Wednesday to Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge, but found its gates locked, so as a consolation prize, I continued to San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge, where I found birds that hadn’t left Texas yet for the winter.
Those few dabblers left on the reserve were too shy for pictures, but the coots thrived here. I drove this Wednesday to Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge, but found its gates locked, so as a consolation prize, I continued to San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge, where I found birds that hadn’t left Texas yet for the winter.
Those few dabblers left on the reserve were too shy for pictures, but the coots thrived here. I drove this Wednesday to Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge, but found its gates locked, so as a consolation prize, I continued to San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge, where I found birds that hadn’t left Texas yet for the winter.
Those few dabblers left on the reserve were too shy for pictures, but the coots thrived here. I drove this Wednesday to Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge, but found its gates locked, so as a consolation prize, I continued to San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge, where I found birds that hadn’t left Texas yet for the winter.
Those few dabblers left on the reserve were too shy for pictures, but the coots thrived here. I drove this Wednesday to Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge, but found its gates locked, so as a consolation prize, I continued to San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge, where I found birds that hadn’t left Texas yet for the winter.
Those few dabblers left on the reserve were too shy for pictures, but the coots thrived here. I drove this Wednesday to Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge, but found its gates locked, so as a consolation prize, I continued to San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge, where I found birds that hadn’t left Texas yet for the winter.

American Coot (Fulica americana)

American Coot

(Fulica americana)

Description:

Those few dabblers left on the reserve were too shy for pictures, but the coots thrived here. I drove this Wednesday to Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge, but found its gates locked, so as a consolation prize, I continued to San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge, where I found birds that hadn’t left Texas yet for the winter.

Date Taken: 2021:03:10 11:30

Location:

San Bernard NWR
Brazoria, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

Camera Information:

NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000

File Name: AmericanCoot_D5X1672-SanBernard_NWR

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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