Saturday, 7 August 2010

Water rail

A weekend of firsts for me. On Friday I visited Lakenheath RSPB reserve and saw my first ever crane. Today I visited Fowlmere and saw my first ever water rail. Actually I saw at least three water rails including two juveniles. They are very elusive birds, generally staying well back within the reed bed so I was pleased to manage any shots at all.

Water rail
Water Rail
Posted at 23:52
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7 comments:

  1. Pescalune8 August 2010 at 09:00

    Cool shot Ian ! :)

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  2. Amila Kanchana8 August 2010 at 11:55

    And you did manage a perfect shot! The bird,the location,the reflection in the water are all great!

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  3. Anonymous8 August 2010 at 15:29

    Our rails are very reclusive, too. Excellent shot - I like the way the bird's head and neck curve around the reed to look into the water.

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  4. Rose Ragai11 August 2010 at 01:09

    Hi Ian!
    Stumble upon your blog through Another Bird Blog. Interesting blog and great photos of wildlife and natures. Love this one very much. So nature and it's in the wild. Add your blog into my blog lists. Drop by sometime.

    Cheers!
    Rose Ragai
    http://roseragai.blogspot.com

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  5. Anonymous11 August 2010 at 12:37

    I saw my first water rail last year and I was also very pleased because they're hard to see. Very nice colors on your shot!

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  6. Glen Webber (NZ Wildlife Photography)19 August 2010 at 03:46

    What a great post. I love seeing photos of Rail I've never seen before. So cool!

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  7. AFTERMATH25 September 2010 at 22:09

    Wonderful shot. Love the banner, too

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