Not even a coot presented itself among the boats and docks, but I finally saw an Osprey at a great distance. |
I saw a single coot and lots of wood pigeons perched in the dead trees surrounding the lagoon. |
Hence if Balde were, well, bald as a coot, knobbly-kneed or of Bunteresque physique, he would duly be ridiculed for these signs of imperfection. |
Sibelius was portrayed as a grim faced gentleman with mad, bulging eyes, bald as a coot. |
Of course, native birds such as the American coot, mallard, and Brewer's blackbird also used this valuable oasis. |
However, there were plenty of resident shorebirds hanging out in the lagoon as well, such as the American coot, killdeer, and American avocet. |