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Water Rail
CactusD

Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)

Stunningly close views of this cracking year tick today at the feeding station opposite the Robbie Garnett Hide at Slimbridge. Comfortably the best views I'll have for some time, I'm sure.
:-))

ISO 1600 1/250 f/7.1, manual exposure, tripod
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Habitat
Frozen Reedbed/scrub
Location
Slimbridge WWT, Gloucestershire
Date taken
08/02/12
Scientific name
Rallus aquaticus
Equipment used
Nikon D3S, AF-S Nikkor 600mm f/4G ED VR, TC-14E II
Stanley Jones
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Awesome!!! What a brilliant ground-level picture of this fantastic bird. Exceptional focus, color, lighting, feather detail, and eye contact. First-rate!!!
 

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