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A Moorhen on the Round Pond, Christchurch Park, Ipswich

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Bald as a Coot is a saying due to the hard white plate on the front of its forehead, the Moorhen has the red beak and has much larger feet than the Coot






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At Melton Lakes this Coot really was struggling to get into the water, it is pure speculation on my part but as this is fishing lake I wonder if somehow a fishing line got tangled in its left leg knuckle. I'm happy to report though as the Coot entered the water there appeared to be no infirmity at all




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