I was fortunate to spend about an hour this afternoon with 6 of these Coots. I would have stayed longer but I was in the water with them, and even though I had neoprene chest waders on, after an hour I was cold! Slight crop for composition, 95% of frame.
Canon 20D, Canon 500 f4L IS w/ 1.4 TC, 700mm, 20mm tube, ISO 400, EV 0, 1/800 @ f6.3, Tripod.

