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    Communities > Forums > Bird Identification
    Forum: Bird IdentificationReplies: 5, Views: 148
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    Windy
    Belleville , IL (Zone 6b)

    November 24, 2007 4:48 PM

    Post #4225190

    This morning when I went to get the dog to come in he had something I thought might be a duck in his mouth..
    I didn't want him to have it so I went to get it away from him.
    There was no sign of trauma or injury. It may have died of a disease.

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    Windy
    Belleville , IL (Zone 6b)

    November 24, 2007 4:49 PM

    Post #4225195

    Here are the feet

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    Windy
    Belleville , IL (Zone 6b)

    November 24, 2007 4:52 PM

    Post #4225198

    Here is the head with a red eye showing. Sorry it is dead, but I think it must have died of natural causes since we are enclosed in a privacy fence and the dogs don't usually bother birds in the yard.
    Edited to add that it was a large bird and I thought it may be a crow, but I have never observed a crow this close to know for sure.

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    adelbertcat
    Klamath River, CA

    November 24, 2007 5:18 PM

    Post #4225240

    The markings look right for a Coot.

    Resin

    Resin
    Northumberland
    United Kingdom (Zone 9a)

    November 24, 2007 5:52 PM

    Post #4225314

    American Coot

    Quoting:It may have died of a disease

    That's always a risk. Don't handle it!

    Resin
    Windy
    Belleville , IL (Zone 6b)

    November 24, 2007 10:00 PM

    Post #4225856

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Coot
    I didn't think it would be a water bird because it didn't have the webbed feet. I hope Petey is alright having had it in his mouth.
    My husband and I washed our hands well after removing it to the trash. I wish I could wash Petey's mouth, it would serve him right for mouthing it.
    We do live near a creek with fish in it, so that is probably where it came from.
    Poor thing.

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