Dead coot

Dead coot lies on a highway near Evpatoria (Crimea), on Thursday, February 24, 2011. Dozens of the migratory birds have been found dead on the Kamyshovskoye highway in Sevastopol, along Kazachya Bay and in other coastal areas. The first examinations by the Sevastopol state veterinary center suggest frost as a cause. A recent storm brought heavy snow and frigid weather to the Crimea. The mass bird death is the first reported in Ukraine, and it is not known if there is any connection to recent incidents in the United States and Europe. Photo by Aleksey Suvirov / UNIAN