SMALL coot on nest, Goulburn Wetlands 301013_5799 Published November 1, 2013 at 907 × 737 in Life and death in the wetlands ← Previous Next → While the kites were feeding, we noticed that most of the birds were breeding. The coots were building a nest of ribbon grass and turning it into floating island, tethered to the tangled water plants. Post a comment or leave a trackback: Trackback URL.