Today I went on a walk along the tow-path of the Regents Canal, starting at Limehouse. I had not gone very far before I spotted a couple of Coots and their babies.
Towards the middle of the canal was a parent Coot with a baby Coot.
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| Coot and a baby Coot |
Towards the back wall of the canal there was the other parent Coot with the rest of the family - 4 baby Coots.
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| Coot with four babies |
Further along the canal another pair of Coots were building a large nest. The male Coot had just delivered some more nesting material.
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| Mum-to-be Coot in centre of nest and dad-to-be at side |
It is such a shame that this and all the other nests along the canal seem to include rubbish as part of their nesting material. Why, oh why, can't we be more responsible and put our rubbish in the right place - in a bin, not in the canal?
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