John Waters / Close-up of a Coot (Fulica atra) walking on ice, Greylake RSPB Reserve, Somerset Levels, England, UK, February.

David Pattyn / Coot (Fulica Atra) female feeding its chick. The Netherlands. June 2014

David Pattyn / Coot (Fulica Atra) young chick. The Netherlands. June 2014

David Pattyn / Adult Coot (Fulica atra) diving for food. The Netherlands. March 2013.

David Pattyn / Coot (Fulica Atra) female feeding its chick. The Netherlands. June 2014

David Pattyn / Coot (Fulica Atra) female feeding its chick in between vegetation. The Netherlands. June 2014

David Pattyn / Coot (Fulica atra) adult close-up. Backlit at dawn. The Netherlands. April 2014

Edwin Giesbers / Three Common Coot (Fulica atra) walking across snow. The Netherlands, January.

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Eurasian coot (Fulica atra) walking on ice. Denmark, March.

Roger Powell / Common Coots (Fulica atra) fighting over territory, one driving another away. Potterick Carr Nature Reserve, Doncaster, Yorkshire, UK, March.

Mike Read / Reedbeds and pools with wildfowl including Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), Gadwall (Anas strepera), Little egret (Egretta garzetta) and Coot (Fulica atra). From Avalon hide, Ham Wall RSPB Reserve, Avalo...

Terry Whittaker / Coot (Fulica atra) nesting in old inflatable boat on canal. Amsterdam. Netherlands, April.