Water Rail
Water Rail / rallus aquaticus. Calke Park, Derbyshire. 13/03/20.
‘STEPPING OUT.’
Step by slow step, the Water Rail would make tentative progress out of the reedbed. It always adopted the same pattern of behaviour whenever it emerged.
Exiting the clearing was generally a different matter though … body elongated, neck stretched horizontally, it would run into cover fast.
BEST VIEWED LARGE.
Water Rail
Water Rail / rallus aquaticus. Calke Park, Derbyshire. 13/03/20.
‘STEPPING OUT.’
Step by slow step, the Water Rail would make tentative progress out of the reedbed. It always adopted the same pattern of behaviour whenever it emerged.
Exiting the clearing was generally a different matter though … body elongated, neck stretched horizontally, it would run into cover fast.
BEST VIEWED LARGE.