Doing the Hokey Pokey.

Spotted this American Coot in a drainage ditch, seems he know the hokey pokey.

"Now put your right foot in
Your right foot out
Right foot in
Then you shake it all about"

Fulica americana
Although it swims like a duck, the American Coot does not have webbed feet like a duck. Instead, each one of the coot’s long toes has broad lobes of skin that help it kick through the water. The broad lobes fold back each time the bird lifts its foot, so it doesn’t impede walking on dry land, though it supports the bird’s weight on mucky ground.
source - https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Coot/lifehistory

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