New birth now in our spring season.

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That is a nest and come to see what I found. So great and refreshing to see all of the new life popping up all around us.
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An amazing feeling to discover new life, especially as cute as this.

We have many dams here and I love to search some of them, at least the ones that I can get to, in order to get some pictures like this. Spring has sprung as they say and most everything is fresh and wonderful. Even our trees are now putting new green dresses on. The bird choruses ring in one's ears and the warm sun is banishing thoughts of the long and dark winter.

A Red-Knobbed Coot (Fulica cristata) hen with her babies.
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I still cannot get used to the colors of the babies, as they look like aliens.
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Maybe two or three days old and they cannot swim yet.
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I saw three below, as one on the left only peeped out and there might be more under the hen.
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Cuteness overload methinks:)
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Maybe I got too close, as the hen told her babies to come inside, and she closed the doors.
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Did you know that the red-knobbed coot in Africa is a separate species from the Eurasian, red-knobbed coots?

A good view is necessary to separate this species from the Eurasian coot, with which its range overlaps in northwestern Africa and southern Iberia. There are two tiny red knobs at the top of the facial shield, which are not visible at any great distance and are only present in the breeding season; the black feathering between the shield and the bill is rounded, whereas in Eurasian it comes to a point; and the bill has a bluish grey tinge. In flight, the red-knobbed coot lacks the white trailing edge to the secondaries of the Eurasian coot.

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I didn't know this either, but that is why nature is so interesting. One gets to learn new things every day, as things are never what they seem to be. A little bit of research can reveal interesting facts.
In any case, I hope that you have enjoyed the pictures.

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Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Canon Powershot SX70HS Bridge camera.

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Awww but what a pretty feathered one. First time I've met a hen 🙈looks so cute to me almost what has a crown on her head.

The chicks are so funny, the color of their feathers are interesting.

Cheers, beautiful pictures....

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Thank you, and I am glad that I could show you one. They have not figured out yet, what the purpose of two red knobs on their heads are.

Yeah, really crazy colors when they are so small, but as they grow, their colors change to eventually look the same as the hen.

Blessings and !PIZZA

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Oh no.... They are ugly 😂 luckily they won't stay ugly ey😂 like a child when it's brought into the world.... Or so I've heard...

Must be nice to have such a variety of wildlife in the backyard. 💯👌

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Ugly? Not on your nellie, but I will give it to you that they are weird. This is the wisdom of nature, as the purpose of the colors mean that they are poisonous and thus, predators will not eat them.
Fortunately like the human race, the babies grow and turn out beautiful when they become adults :)

Thankfully the backyard is very big and yes, we have abundant wildlife here:) !LOL

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You are right and I agree that each day we learn something new. Information is so accessible now.

I always find the coots funny, because of their legs. But my god, never seen baby coot, they are adorable and funny too. 😀

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Thank you and if only I can remember the information :) !LOL

The coot legs and feet was designed so that they can run on the water in case of peril.
My reaction was the same when I first saw the babies many years ago. But, as I said somewhere else, in nature the color yellow signifies poison to predators, so the babies are protected by their colors.

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These coots makre their nests in my local park.. rare case when I can take a pic of their chicks - they are very, very picturesque. Awesome visuals. !DHEDGE & !BEER

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Yeah, I think that you have the European coots and they are different to the ones in South Arica, although to me they all look the same. Sorry for the late reply, but we are struggling now with more power cuts every day.
Thank you for the compliment my friend.

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Maybe a different specie - but by the look, the ones I see are the same. very sassy creatures! beat our common mullard ducks as they want to, !LOLZ ))))
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Sassy indeed and they do look the same, with only minor differences.

They are big fighters and I love to see them running across the water after each other, or after another bird. !LOLZ and a !PIZZA also for you.

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How remarkable is that!.. what a magnificent bird. The babies are just too adorable. Your photos are brilliant my dear friend - simply brilliant. Thanks for sharing.

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I really love those little ones and once they start swimming, they also make for lovely sights.
Glad that you liked the photos and thank you.
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I am in a bit of trouble here these past months Lady Barbara, as the power cuts have increased and it makes things very difficult. I have had to cut my 2 post per day to only 1 post now and I have to post in the community that gives me the most views on my post.
I hope that you will understand my predicament.
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What an amazing bird. Looks like she is from a cartoon, with her chicks.

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Thank you, and I felt the same the first time I saw those babies.
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What a cool looking bird. This is the kind of bird that reminds that they do indeed descend from dinosaurs.

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