Who Gives A Hoot

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Who gives a hoot

about the feet

of a Coot,

 

even if for fun

across the water

you might run.

 
 

But, finding your lover

might be difficult

in the midst of a cover*.

*The collective noun for coots is a cover.

 

Photo of a cover of American Coots taken in January 2016 at Merritt Island NWR in Florida

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David Sparks

I retired in 2005 after 40 years of research and teaching at the University of Alabama in Birmingham (24 years), the University of Pennsylvania (8 years) and the Baylor College of Medicine (8 years). Photography is my retirement hobby.

Nature photography, especially bird photography, combines a number of things that I really enjoy: bird-watching, being outdoors, photography, travel, messing about with computers, and learning new skills and concepts.  I now spend much of my time engaged in these activities.

David Sibley in the preface to The Sibley Guide to Birds wrote "Birds are beautiful, in spectacular as well as subtle ways; their colors, shapes, actions, and sounds are among the most aesthetically pleasing in nature."  My goal is to acquire images that capture the beauty and uniqueness of selected species as well as images that highlight the engaging behaviors the birds exhibit.