clapper

Taken at the Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline (Oakland, CA, USA) at about about 15m. This near-threatened rail was previously classified as a subspecies of Clapper Rail. The previous "rail + fish" photo I posted a couple days ago showed the final victory over the fish. This...

Taken at the Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline (Oakland, CA, USA) at about about 20m. This near-threatened rail was previously classified as a subspecies of Clapper Rail. Looks like it had just woken up and was fluffing its feathers before starting some hunting.

Taken at the Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline (Oakland, CA, USA) at about about 15m. This near-threatened rail was previously classified as a subspecies of Clapper Rail. A total of three (wow!) were running around doing their thing as the tide was going out and revealed the mudflats...

Taken at the Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline at about 8m. Credit to my girlfriend for spotting this one going in and out of the tall vegetation. There are birders locally who would probably be in awe of our luck seeing this endangered birdthis is twice we've photographed one in three...

Taken at the Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline at about 10m. Wow, challenge classifying this bird, formerly known as Rallus longirostris obsoletus and Rallus crepitans obsoletus, now is Rallus obsoletus obsoletus. This endangered rail is much sought after by bird watchers locally, and...

Rallus obsoletus at the Tijuana River Estuary, Imperial Beach, CA, 01-30-10, Canon EOS 7D 400/f5.6L. http://www.picturetrail.com/marysan

The Clapper rail is a salt marsh species that is endangered in California. During very high tides the birds are forced to high ground, where they are easy to see and photograph.

Early morning, 1st bird of the day. Two, put on a show, puffing, rushing, posterizing.This is the "beach master".