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Note the coot racing towards them!<\/span> <\/p>\n<p><span class='imgcenter'><img alt='' src='https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/moorhen_1001116930.jpg' \/><\/span> <\/p>\n<p>The coot did chase the moorhens out of the water, but the fighting continued on dry land.<br \/><span class='imgcenter'><img alt='' src='https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/moorhen_1001116945.jpg' \/><\/span> <\/p>\n<p><span class='imgcenter'><img alt='' src='https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/moorhen_1001116955.jpg' \/><\/span> <\/p>\n<p><span class='imgcenter'><img alt='' src='https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/moorhen_1001116963.jpg' \/><\/span> <\/p>\n<p>There was also a good-sized flock of red-crested pochards on the water. They were very active, with lots of diving and shaking.<br \/><span class='imgcenter'><img alt='' src='https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/red_crested_pochard_1001116916.jpg' \/><\/span> <\/p>\n<p>They even made a brief fly-past (twice).<br \/><span class='imgcenter'><img alt='' src='https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/red_crested_pochard_1001116990.jpg' \/><\/span> <\/p>\n<p><span class='imgcenter'><img alt='' src='https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/red_crested_pochard_1001117006.jpg' \/><\/span> <\/p>\n<p>The oddest confrontation of the day though was between a pigeon and a coot. The pigeon was very persistent, pecking at the coot until it drove it a whole couple of feet away from a particular patch of grass. Why? I&#39;ve absolutely no idea!<br \/><span class='imgcenter'><img alt='' src='https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/coot_pigeon_1001117029.jpg' \/><\/span> <\/p>\n<p><span class='imgcenter'><img alt='' src='https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/coot_pigeon_1001117025.jpg' \/><\/span> <\/p>\n<p>Plus a rat. 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