rail

Another elusive bird that doesn't like to appear in the open

Such a pretty bird. It was a nice reward, to watch this guy for awhile. Worth the effort.

Treated to this view for several minutes yesterday morning. Beautiful little bird, and he was really getting his sprucing up done in the sun.

My first time seeing this bird was yesterday. I have been hearing other birders at the marsh mentioning the Virginia Rail, and really wanted to get a look at one. I kept hearing their call, the crazy grunting. LOL. (I was familiarized to it through Merlin.) However, I never could find one...

Giant Wood Rail (Aramides ypecaha)

rail has started visiting our garden daily and is becoming quite tame

Giant Wood Rail (Aramides ypecaha)

Gray-cowled Wood Rail (Aramides cajaneus cajaneus) Sexes similar.

Buff-banded rails foraging for insects in a drain.

This rail has become quite common in the oil palm plantation recently. It was only a few years ago that I first saw this species.

Buff-banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis) a species whose number has greatly increased since it was first sighted here not many years ago.

King Rail (Rallus elegans subsp. elegans)

King Rail (Rallus elegans subsp. elegans) Fledgeling. Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Chambers County, Texas, USA. Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes Vegetational Area. North of High Island and north of the intracoastal canal. Roadside, freshwater marsh at ca. 7 m (23 ft) elevation.

This beautiful Russet-naped Wood Rail crept out of the mangroves and stayed there for several minutes, while I was able to photograph quietly from a boat. I included this picture in my notes on Celestun, which includes several other birds and a section on how flamingos evolved...

A Clapper Rail steps out of the sawgrass at a salt marsh near Suwannee, Florida Gulf coast.

Another through the window shot. This Rail has taken up residence in our garden.

At the garden water bowl

Taken at the Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline, Arrowhead Marsh (Oakland, CA, USA) at around 2m. This is a near-threatened species native to the area. Usually quite shy and tough to spot, we lucked upon this one out in the open. What a wonderful opportunity! We've discovered that the...

Taken at the Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline, Arrowhead Marsh (Oakland, CA, USA) at around 2m. This is a near-threatened species native to the area. Usually quite shy and tough to spot, we lucked upon this one out in the open. What a wonderful opportunity! We've discovered that the...

Saw this rail in brooklyn's plumb beach this morning.

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...