D C Fitzgerald<p>Coot (Fulica atra), medium-sized waterbird with a wide range from North America to Europe, Asia, and Africa. They are relatively poor fliers and typically need to run across the water to gain enough speed to take off. Coots can only run across still or slow-moving water. In choppier water, the surface tension is disrupted. <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/coot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coot</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>physics</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/photo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photo</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a></p>