Oscar Dewhurst / Eurasian coot (Fulica atra) males fighting over territory. London, England, UK. December.;

John Waters / Close-up of a Coot (Fulica atra) walking on ice, Greylake RSPB Reserve, Somerset Levels, England, UK, February.

Brian Bevan / Two Giant african snails (Achatina fulica) emerging from their shells and looking around, UK. Captive.

Claudio Contreras / American coot (Fulica americana americana) in mist, with Popocatepetl volcano behind, Xochimilco wetlands, Mexico City, Mexico. November.

David Pattyn / Adult Coot (Fulica atra) diving for food. The Netherlands. March 2013.

David Pattyn / Coot (Fulica Atra) female feeding its chick in between vegetation. The Netherlands. June 2014

David Pattyn / Coot (Fulica Atra) female feeding its chick. The Netherlands. June 2014

David Pattyn / Coot (Fulica Atra) female feeding its chick. The Netherlands. June 2014

David Pattyn / Coot (Fulica Atra) young chick. The Netherlands. June 2014

David Pattyn / Coot (Fulica atra) adult close-up. Backlit at dawn. The Netherlands. April 2014

Jack Dykinga / American coots (Fulica americana) taking off from pond with reflections of cattails, Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona, USA

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / An adult Coot (Fulica atra) running across the surface of a lake, Derbyshire, England, UK, March 2010. Did you know? It is a current theory that dinosaurs such as Archaeopteryx developed wings to help...

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Adult Coot (Fulica atra) running on the surface of a lake, Derbyshire, England, UK, March 2010. Did you know? Coots can dive up to 2 metres.

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / An adult Coot (Fulica atra) diving for food, Derbyshire, England, UK, March 2010

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Two young Coots (Fulica atra) standing together in shallow water, Derbyshire, England, UK, June 2010. Did you know? The phrase 'bald as a coot' comes from the white head shied of the coot.

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Two young Coots (Fulica atra) on a still lake at dawn, Derbyshire, England, UK, June 2010

Nick Upton / Coot (Fulica atra) swims on lake with colourful autumnal tree leaves reflected in the water around its own reflection, Wiltshire, UK, October

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Reedbeds at dawn with Coot (Fulica atra) in mist, Lakenheath Fen RSPB Reserve, Suffolk, UK, May. 2020VISION Book Plate.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Coot (Fulica atra) on water in evening light, Fife, Scotland, UK, November

Andrew Parkinson / Coot (Fulica atra) silhouetted as it descends a grass bank, Derbyshire, UK, March. Highly commended in the Portfolio category of the BWPA Competition 2016.

Andrew Parkinson / Coots (Fulica atra) resting at dawn. Derbyshire, UK, March.

Ernie Janes / Coot (Fulica atra) taking off from water silhouetted. UK, Europe, March.

Edwin Giesbers / Three Common Coot (Fulica atra) walking across snow. The Netherlands, January.

David Kjaer / Four Coot (Fulica atra) chicks, perched on exposed surface, surrounded by water, Wiltshire, England, UK. May.

Andrew Parkinson / Coot (Fulica atra) portrait, revealing the size of its enormous feet as it crosses a frozen lake. Derbyshire, UK, January (non-ex) Highly commended in the Portfolio category of the BWPA Competition 20...

Graham Eaton / Coot (Fulica atra) dancing on ice, Wirral, England, UK, January.

Andrew Walmsley / Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) on water, Christchurch, New Zealand, February

Andrew Parkinson / Coots (Fulica atra) fighting in a territorial dispute, Nottinghamshire, UK

Andrew Parkinson / Coot (Fulica atra) forming an almost perfect circle as it roosts at dawn, Derbyshire, UK, March

Andrew Parkinson / Coot (Fulica atra) carrying nest material, Derbyshire, UK, March

Andrew Parkinson / Coot (Fulica atra) bathing at dawn, Derbyshire, UK, March

Wild Wonders of Europe / Varesvuo / Flock of Coot (Fulica atra) on lake at sunset, Pusztaszer, Hungary, May 2008

Laurent Geslin / Coot (Fulica atra) landing on Lake Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Tom Vezo / American coot {Fulica americana} on water surface Florida, USA.

Martin Gabriel / Two Giant African snail {Achatina fulica} shells in sand.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Coot in flight {Fulica atra} Switzerland

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Oscar Dewhurst / Eurasian coot (Fulica atra) adults and juveniles on artificial nesting housing. London, England, UK. July.

Staffan Widstrand / Eurasian coot (Fulica atra) Kyrkbosjon, Bromma, Stockholm, Sweden

Fabrice Cahez / Flock of Coots (Fulica atra) in winter, Lac du Der, France, January.

Nick Upton / Coot (Fulica atra) swimming on a lake low winter sunshine, Wiltshire, UK, December.

Nick Upton / Coot (Fulica atra) standing on the grassy margins of a lake, Wiltshire, UK, December.

Nick Upton / Canada goose (Branta canadensis) and Coot (Fulica atra) foraging on the grassy margins of a lake, Wiltshire, UK, December.

David Pattyn / Coot (Fulica atra) on a misty morning attacking an opponent in a territorial fight Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands May.

David Pattyn / Coot (Fulica atra) two fighting in a territorial dispute during the breeding season on a misty morning Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands May.

Pal Hermansen / Coot (Fulica atra) taking off from water. Oslo, Norway. April.

Staffan Widstrand / Common / Eurasian coot (Fulica atra) Pusztaszer protected landscape, Kiskunsagi, Hungary, May

Neil Challis / Coot (Fulica atra) feeding on reed, Buckinghamshire, UK, July.