Description

When these birds aren't diving and swimming underwater for small fish they seem to be "grooving" their way across the water as they bob their heads to a song that only they seem to be able to hear. Sometimes when they dive you wonder if they are ever going to come back up. An interesting part of these birds is their odd feet. They have proportionally large greenish yellow loabed feet. When taking to flight these birds "walk on water" as the run across the surface to gain speed. Coots breed inland (around Lake Murray for example). The Coots feed on the shore and in the water on small fish and plant matter. They speek in an assortment of grunting and cackling sounds.