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also at the large pool in farmland where the Reed Buntings, the Northern Lapwing , the Dunlin and the Mandarine Ducks were photographed.
Secretive bird living in reedbeds and freshwater wetlands where it feeds on small fish and invertebrates.
In the right habitat this rail can often be heard but it is quite rarely seen. When disturbed it prefers running to cover instead of flying.
rallus aquaticus
waterral
râle d'eau
Wasserralle
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taken yesterday
rallus aquaticus
waterral
râle d'eau
Wasserralle
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The loud, clattering outbursts of Clapper Rails are a signature sound of saltmarshes and mangroves in eastern North America and the Caribbean. It’s much rarer to catch sight of these large, chestnut-and-gray rails, as these shy birds emerge only briefly onto mudflats and quickly vanish again into the dense marsh grasses. King Rails can be very similar, but are typically more brightly colored and favor freshwater marshes.
The rugged Brule Range nicely reflects on the calm surface of Brule Lake as VIA Rail’s eastbound Canadian rolls through Robertson’s Curve at Swan Landing, Alberta, on the afternoon of July 7, 2014.
rallus aquaticus
waterral
râle d'eau
Wasserralle
Rascón Europeo
Porciglione
Frango-d'água
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I've been going over to Commonwealth Lake for the last few weeks, in anticipation of the arrival of the Osprey. I keep hearing about the Virginia Rail, and where to look for it, but hadn't been fortunate enough to see it - until Friday. Came out into plain sight - briefly - before darting back into the brush.
Clapper rail
New world bird of salt marshes, recently split into different species
The clapper rail is a member of the rail family, Rallidae. The taxonomy for this species is confusing and still being determined. The Ridgway's rail and the mangrove rail have been recently split. Furthermore, some taxonomists consider that the King rail and Aztec rail should be considered within this group, as those birds look similar and the birds are known to interbreed where they share territories.
A Sora Rail (Porzana carolina) skulks through the cattails in a small wetland near St. Albert, Alberta, Canada.
23 June, 2014.
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Southern Pacific SD40M-2 No. 8624 and SD40R No. 7314 pull a 55-car West Colton, California to Pueblo, Colorado rail train near the mouth Spanish Fork Canyon at Sutro, Utah the afternoon of April 13, 1999.
BTS Sukhumvit Line ~ Phaya Thai District ~ Bangkok, Thailand
Nikon D5100, Tamron 18-270, ISO 140, f/11.0, 55mm, 1/125s
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.
At the afternoon of 2023.06.15., Rail Force One 193 734 passes near Willemsdorp (NL), located 30 km southwest of Rotterdam, with the container train 63122 from the Gekkengraaf terminal in Venlo to Rotterdam Maasvlakte. On the right side of the picture, the "HSL-Zuid" the Dutch high-speed railway line visible, which running between the Amsterdam metropolitan area and the Belgian border.
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!
Usually the photography might have to adjust to nature moving away from the camera, but this clapper rail surprised and came towards the camera. The lens actually had to be adjusted to a shorter distance from the 600mm at the start of the shoot.
Taken in the marsh grasses around Rehoboth Bay, Delaware.
the loading site for wood and wood chips in Arvika is west of the town centre. Hector Rail 841.001(ex-SJ T43) with a train consisting of Innofreight high volume wagons/containers during loading of wood chips. The cargo is bound for the bio fuel energy plant in Värtan.