The Coot Parade
Since it was a bright sunny day yesterday, we decided to go back out to the swamp and see if any of our alligator pals might be out sunbathing. We saw this one guy who was apparently so relaxed that he seemed completely oblivious to the parade of American Coots that marched by noisily behind him!
Great series Phil.
Thanks very much Jan.
Didn’t move a muscle did he. Those coots clearly had somewhere important to be.. Smashing series Phil. 🙂
No Mr. Gator never moved a bit. Those coots sure did seem purposeful.
So happy you enjoyed these! 🙂
Coots with a death wish!
Ah they are just coots being coots. Goofy birds. 😀
Thanks for looking!
Well, those coots certainly weren’t chicken. I suppose they believed that there was safety in numbers. 😀 Great photos again. Phil.
The coots actually look like chickens. 😆 Well maybe they thought they could all gang up on the alligator if it started acting too feisty, heh heh
Thank you for checking out these pics Sylvia and glad you like ’em!
It turns out both parties were oblivious.
Well the alligator was likely more interested in a nap in the sun then he would be a potential meal at this time of year anyway. I have seen coots or moorhens walk right across the back of a napping alligator in winter or early Spring.
You seem to be doing your level best to change my perceptions of alligators!! Your comments always seem so different than the violent scenes circulating in my head though I’m not sure where they came from.
Glad you see the alligators as interesting animals and less as savage predators. They can be quite docile at times but of course at other times… 😯
Splendida serie di scatti. Forse il giovane coccodrillo aveva già la pancia piena 🙂
Ciao , Pat
Grazie Pat. Potrebbe essere stato completo o forse solo stanco. 🙂
Amazing… amazing. Thank you dear Phil, love, nia
So happy you liked these photos Nia!
This is the coots’ lucky day. They escaped being lunch, especially being that close to the alligator.
Great series of photos!
Mr. Gator was not planning to be dining on coots this day, so all was right in coot world. 🙂
Thanks for checking these out!
What an entertaining series of photos! Fantastic!
Thanks much Molly, glad you enjoyed these!
Great catch! I guess that would be like people parading by me with plates of brownies.
Thanks! That plate of brownies sounds very good! 😀
Amazing, amusing… as always!
It is an amusing scene I thought. 🙂 Thanks for looking!
This is funny. 😀
It is funny isn’t it?! 😀
Still amazes me that gators leaves birds alone. This looks like easy pickings. Just open month and let them march in! I hope you’re mother is doing all right Phil. You are in our thoughts and prayers.