This drake Gadwall intently followed this coot as it foraged. I couldn’t tell how it benefitted, but perhaps the coot stirred up morsels from below the surface that the duck could exploit. Only 5 miles from my camp in Brownsville (Texas), I paid a brief, 3+ hour visit to this sanctuary on this foggy damp morning.
This drake Gadwall intently followed this coot as it foraged. I couldn’t tell how it benefitted, but perhaps the coot stirred up morsels from below the surface that the duck could exploit. Only 5 miles from my camp in Brownsville (Texas), I paid a brief, 3+ hour visit to this sanctuary on this foggy damp morning.
This drake Gadwall intently followed this coot as it foraged. I couldn’t tell how it benefitted, but perhaps the coot stirred up morsels from below the surface that the duck could exploit. Only 5 miles from my camp in Brownsville (Texas), I paid a brief, 3+ hour visit to this sanctuary on this foggy damp morning.
This drake Gadwall intently followed this coot as it foraged. I couldn’t tell how it benefitted, but perhaps the coot stirred up morsels from below the surface that the duck could exploit. Only 5 miles from my camp in Brownsville (Texas), I paid a brief, 3+ hour visit to this sanctuary on this foggy damp morning.
This drake Gadwall intently followed this coot as it foraged. I couldn’t tell how it benefitted, but perhaps the coot stirred up morsels from below the surface that the duck could exploit. Only 5 miles from my camp in Brownsville (Texas), I paid a brief, 3+ hour visit to this sanctuary on this foggy damp morning.
This drake Gadwall intently followed this coot as it foraged. I couldn’t tell how it benefitted, but perhaps the coot stirred up morsels from below the surface that the duck could exploit. Only 5 miles from my camp in Brownsville (Texas), I paid a brief, 3+ hour visit to this sanctuary on this foggy damp morning.
This drake Gadwall intently followed this coot as it foraged. I couldn’t tell how it benefitted, but perhaps the coot stirred up morsels from below the surface that the duck could exploit. Only 5 miles from my camp in Brownsville (Texas), I paid a brief, 3+ hour visit to this sanctuary on this foggy damp morning.
This drake Gadwall intently followed this coot as it foraged. I couldn’t tell how it benefitted, but perhaps the coot stirred up morsels from below the surface that the duck could exploit. Only 5 miles from my camp in Brownsville (Texas), I paid a brief, 3+ hour visit to this sanctuary on this foggy damp morning.

Gadwall (Mareca strepera)

Gadwall

(Mareca strepera)

Description:

This drake Gadwall intently followed this coot as it foraged. I couldn’t tell how it benefitted, but perhaps the coot stirred up morsels from below the surface that the duck could exploit. Only 5 miles from my camp in Brownsville (Texas), I paid a brief, 3+ hour visit to this sanctuary on this foggy damp morning.

Date Taken: 2021:03:26 9:37

Location:

Sabal Palm Sanctuary
Brownsville, Texas
United States
52.49 ft above sea level

Camera Information:

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

File Name: Gadwall_D5X5491-SabalPalms

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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