Russian Eurasian Coot…
I was fooled! I have been wondering why we had ducks that seemed to be not able to quack. They made a weird noise and then other strange noises. Well it seems after looking closely, they are Coots, not ducks….There goes my, “What a stupid duck!” theory… https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Coot/lifehistory I saw their feet and said that