American Coot Chicks, Market Lake WMA

Two weeks ago at Market Lake WMA, west of Rexburg Idaho, we came across a few different famlies of American Coots.  Coot babies are pretty bizarre-looking, which makes them fun to photograph.

Two American Coot chicks following their parent

American Coot chicks floating down the canal....I imagine this is what baby dinosaurs may have looked like

American Coot chick anxiously awaiting more nummies

American Coot feeding its chick

Here is a quick/poor video of a coot feeding its baby.  You can see that the chick uncontrollably flaps its little wings with happiness as it is fed, as most unattractive babies birds do.