The Coot is sold

One of the best of these out there. Sold new in Dec. 1971.

I'm the 2nd owner, always kept under cover.

Original Coot trailer

all wheel drive

Rear steering linked to front

Trailer could use some cleaning up but has good tires.

Has the extra gas tank, all original paperwork, inc. build sheet, assembly sheet, receipts,etc.

I'm looking to break even on what I paid for it. $3,800 for both, trailer & Coot for a quick sale.

The Coot's been garaged, but the trailer was in the barn & because of the barn owls, needs cleaning.

With two Willy's jeeps, this is not just not getting used.

Google Coot ATV for more info.

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Email me if you are interested. (my profile)

The Egret and the roughskin newt

The rough-skinned newt or roughskin newt, (Taricha granulosa), produces a neurotoxin called Tetrodotoxin or (TTX).

The neurotoxin TTX is said to be 10,000 times more toxic than cyanide and two to three times stronger than the venom of the world's "deadliest" snake, the Inland Taipan from Australia. It is the same toxin found in Puffer Fish and is exuded through the skin when the newt is disturbed..

Some of the common Garter Snakes have evolved with an immunity to the toxin, but no other animal has and to the best of my knowledge egrets have not and will die shortly after eating one. This egret played with the newt for at least a half hour, holding it gently and washing it often. When the bird finally saw me, it flew farther away, carrying the newt with it.  While I did not see it swallow the newt, I looked up, and the newt was gone. Perhaps it was washing out the TTX to a point where it wasn't toxic enough to harm the bird and then ate it?  Or it was just playing with it.
I looked around today and couldn't find a dead egret, so I guess he's ok.

700mm

f/5.6

1/1600sec

iISO-160

ex bias -0.7 step

                                               As usual, click on one for a better view.

 The above shot reminds me of the Simpson's Mr Burns

Winter Birds around the farm

All look better when clicked on.

                                                    

Another Small Dragon

Striped meadowhawk Sympetrum pallipes

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Dragonflies are here!

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All taken with a hand held Nikon D850, Nikkor 500mmFL & Nikkor TC1.4E III, @700mm

Black Meadowhawk

Blue Dasher 

 Blue Dasher 

 Blue Dasher 

Dot tailed Whiteface

Blue Dasher

young male Western Pondhawk

                                                              Eight spotted Skimmer

                                                              Eight spotted Skimmer

Eight spotted Skimmer

Common Whitetail

Mature Male Neon Skimmer

Flame Skimmer