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Photo Randy Vanderveen.Grande Prairie, Alberta.A baby coot keeps itself occupied with feeding, preening and swimming in Crystal Lake. The birds, which wouldn't win a best-looking waterfowl contest, are even stranger looking while very young displaying a distinctive head of red wispy feathers, which quickly disappear.
![Photo Randy Vanderveen.Grande Prairie, Alberta.A baby coot keeps itself occupied with feeding, preening and swimming in Crystal Lake. The birds, which wouldn't win a best-looking waterfowl contest, are even stranger looking while very young displaying a distinctive head of red wispy feathers, which quickly disappear.](https://www.randyvanderveen.com/img-get2/I0000Tq0IpHh.ATk/fit=1000x750/g=G00005ihFqg0vjLs/21-07-09Coot0012.jpg)
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