28. American Coot

Indigenous. I am an invasive species. I like the Indigenous species. The American species. I saw one today.

Take it easy baby. Make it last all night. She was. An American Coot.

They are, the archetype American bird. As apt a national symbol as the Bald Eagle, or Wild Turkey. A patriot. "Conspicuous, noisy, and aggressively territorial."

And yet: "Since coots appear neither comical, vulnerable, nor inspirational, the public is often unsympathetic to their problems."

Alas.