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Charles Harper
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“The New River is an artificial waterway in England, opened in 1613 to supply London with fresh drinking water taken from Chadwell and Amwell Springs near Ware in Hertfordshire, and later the River Lea and other sources.”

The New River is still in use today, transferring around 220 million litres of water per day — 8% of London's total use. I went for a walk along a section of it. This is an Eurasian Coot.

Coots are medium-sized water birds that are members of the rail family, Rallidae. They constitute the genus Fulica, the name being the Latin term for "coot". Coots have predominantly black plumage, and—unlike many rails—they are usually easy to see, often swimming in open water. Coots have prominent frontal shields or other decoration on the forehead, with red to dark red eyes and coloured bills. Many have white on the under tail. The featherless shield gave rise to the expression "as bald as a coot", which the Oxford English Dictionary cites in use as early as 1430.
Like other rails, they have long, lobed toes that are well adapted to soft, uneven surfaces. Coots have strong legs and can walk and run vigorously. They tend to have short, rounded wings and are weak fliers, though northern species nevertheless can cover long distances. They typically congregate in large rafts in open water. They are socially gregarious and messy aquatic feeders. Their feet are rather frightening to look in my opinion but that is a very subjective view.
#NewRiverWalkN1#reflections#coot
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Bitmap Books
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From Ants to Zombies: Six Decades of Video Game Horror 🐜🧟‍♂️

Features exclusive commentary from pioneering horror developers such as Keiichiro Toyama, Jane Jensen, Ken Levine, Sandy White, David Riordan, Paul Norman, Graeme Devine and many more.

Grab a copy if you dare: bitmapbooks.com/collections/al

#bitmapbooks#book#retrogaming
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