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coots' foods

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Subject: coots' foods
From: Con Boekel <>
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2017 23:59:03 +0000

Nearly plant food all the time I have watched them. But I have also seen them eating water snails - not as bycatch to pondweed, but separately.

regards

Con


On 9/14/2017 9:32 AM, Suzanne EDGAR wrote:

Dear Cogs,

Am hav ing dispute with fellow poet who, relying on Wiki, wants to say coots are omnivorous; I cite Schodde & Tidemann who say vegetarian; verdict please

Sz


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