Red-knobbed Coot

Laguna Dulce

Malaga Province

13Sept2013

Reluctant flyer...often runs
across the water...resident of far
south Spain and much of Africa.

Fulica cristata

(L 15-18 " WS 30-33"
Wt 1.3-2.4 lb)

Note the collar band.

Coots dive below the surface,
to depths of up to two metres,
searching insect larvae and
other food.

(BBC Nature Wildlife)