Coot Fulica atra, a juvenile preens itself as it stands on the old nest at the lakes edge, Tamworth, Staffordshire, September

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Coot Fulica atra, a juvenile preens in the nest in the reeds, Tamworth, Staffordshire, September

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Size: 5251px × 3501px
Location: Shuttington, Staffordshire, UK
Photo credit: © Ed Marshall / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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