A coot in an Amsterdam canal amid its salvaged finds, which serve as a trash time capsule. — Melissa Schriek/The New York Times
CONTRARY to its name, the common coot is no ordinary bird.
These plump, black-and-white birds have made themselves at home in the canals of central Amsterdam.
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