Bess Truman

I won't lock my doors or bar them either if any of the old coots in the pictures out in the hall want to come out of their frames for a friendly chat.

American First Lady

Distinguish 'coot' from other water birds by its distinctive white beak and forehead shield.

Bird Identification

Use 'coot' to refer to a water bird typically found in freshwater lakes and ponds.

Habitat Awareness

Note that 'coots' can be aggressive, especially during breeding season, despite their calm appearance.

Behavioral Traits

When calling someone a 'coot', it is often playful or endearing, not meant to be harsh.

Colloquial Usage

Associated with the elderly, 'coot' may not be well-received if used for a younger person.

Generational Context

In some cultures, calling someone a 'coot' might be seen as disrespectful, so use with caution.

Cultural Connotation

 obviously, if they're skulking around down in the foliage. And you pick it up quite quickly. Some birds produce a very characteristic call, some are a little bit more tricky. Magpie. The one that's just Oh, yeah, yeah. ..flown up into the tree. Is that a little coot or moorhen? I can't see. Coot, yeah.

Nature Dates: Jack...

 snake handler Cody coots is caring for his church's few remaining snakes some people's got their pet dogs pet spiders I have pet snakes some people believe y'all snakes to go to church some sex I think I like to make more like a pet project that snake

From Dealer to Preacher...

 while he was lying here the poor unsuspecting kudu came down for a drink now he's a little bit wider there since to the left of tiny birds to the other left so he was there behind that log and the coot who came down on the opposite

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 middle that you see the ear spool here and it has three realistic Jaguar claws emanating from a from a realistic coot achill here's another Jaguar claw here and another one at the very bottom the fact that we find this pre-classic

The Tombs of El Mirador...

 German veterans of the Bismarck returned to one of the most traumatic moments of their lives Heinz Stieg and Heinrich coots are among the very few survivors of Bismarck's fiery

Underwater Nazi Wreckage...

 in a world inhabited by spirits but to become a Korean shaman a believer must pass an initiation called the Noreen coot a right so extreme that few would

Dancing on Knives PIPE...

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 in this small Church in Eastern Kentucky pastor Jamie coots and his family are maintaining an over 100 year old

A Family Tradition PIPE...

 I appreciate someone after an unsuccessful snake hunt pastor coots decides to focus today's sermon around

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 one such place is the sea of a coot in far eastern Russia