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I was just taking Bella on her walk and I thought I would see what a hand rail would look like through the lens and then I spotted the fly .
A Virginia Rail peeking out behind a cattail in it's marsh habitat.
I hope everyone enjoys this image! :D
Smaller and distinctly slimmer than the Moorhen, the Water Rail is a fairly common but highly secretive inhabitant of freshwater wetlands. Difficult to see in the breeding season, it is relatively easier to find in winter, when it is also more numerous and widespread.
Hot off the press, so to speak, this is an image of the famous Forth Bridge taken this morning about 40 minutes before sunrise. Does that count as a night shot? It certainly felt like it.
I was very pleased that conditions were good for the sunrise this morning because I had to make a compromise decision between shooting the Perseid meteor shower of getting up early for sunrise. I’d have been most upset If the sunrise was poor having decided to skip the meteor show. Once upon a time I would have been game to stay up all night shooting a sunset, starscapes, meteor shower and finish off with a sunrise to boot but those days are behind me. So I let somebody else enjoy the night show whilst I was warmly tucked up in bed, albeit with a 3am alarm call, which when I think about it was actually when the Perseids were supposed to be at their peak. Perhaps my logistical planning needs some work. Oh well!
The Virginia Rail patiently waits the arrival of its partner from the other side of the trail. It was nice to be able to fire off a few pictures before they resorted to the marsh
De Tweety's van Rail Force One zullen dit jaar verdwijnen en vervangen worden door Vectron's van leasemaatschappij ELL.
Op 15 juni 2022 was de 189 205 met Gekkengraaf-shuttle 63129 onderweg naar de Maasvlakte. Bij Tilburg Reeshof kon kort na het verkassen vanaf de oost-zijde van het stationnetje de trein meegepakt worden. Helaas was er geen tijd om een beter standpunt in te nemen, wat bij de volgende foto's wel het geval is.
Taken at Sandy Camp Rd Wetlands.
Lewin’s rail is a highly secretive and seldom observed bird. It prefers permanent, fresh-to-saline wetlands surrounded by dense vegetation: ie swamps, lakes, and wetlands as well as artificial wetlands surrounded by thick vegetation, where they forage in shallow water around the water's edge. Lewin's rails feed mainly on invertebrates and occasionally bird eggs and frogs.
Old rail ties and what looks like an old telephone pole piled in front, and new ties, ready to go on pallets in back. Niles Canyon Railway maintenance yard near Sunol, California.
From my Wild and Weathered Wood collection.
The track for the CityCenter tram, reflected in windows at the Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas (formerly the Mandarin Oriental) as the Aria rises into the background at CityCenter, Las Vegas.
I know it's really not the best shot, but the light was absolutely horrible. This is my first ever shot of this species, and also the first time I've ever seen one for longer than a second.
This species is honestly bigger than I had really imagined; kinda hard to believe, really, where the phrase "skinny as a rail" really originates from ;).
good birding,
Jonah
Probably my better banded rail photo as it shows a bit more detail. As I was "walking" on the rocks this bird appeared some 30m away from where I was. Luckily I managed to get a shot before it disappeared again!
I went out early today not thinking I'd get anything. Boy, was I wrong. I got lots of stuff in a very short time, including this Clapper Rail, who seemed to prance back and forth in front of me and pose with ruffled feathers!
Rail tracks create a vanishing point in the direction of Selkirk Yard, a large rail yard in upstate New York.
Virginia Rails, as many marsh birds, are not really rare, but hard to find because they are so secretive.
The marsh at Lake St.Clair Metropark was thick with dry cattails, and because of constant rain this Spring, the water level was unusually high. For these reasons, many birds were forced into more open view. Happily, a Sora and this Virginia Rail gave good views for me.
Life Bird Photograph #246
On the right, the track of the dismantled Nickey rail line in Redbourn, Hertfordshire. On the left, the road that has taken over the function the rail once had. Fuji X-Pro1 plus pancake lens.