As Bald As A...

Yes, another bird. I work by a river and live not too far from the seaside. Whaddaya gonna do?

This handsome chap is, of course, a Coot. According to Wikipedia, "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". Every day's a school day, eh?

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