Juvie Virginia Rail

Gallery: AvianPosted July 28, 2012210 views4 comments

Olympus E5, ZD300 2.8, 1.4xTC, ISO200, f6.3, 1/800 resting on vehicle window

Early morning trip to the local refuge turned up a lot of photo ops. This rail was unexpected. It was running around in the reeds with a family of very young pheasant chicks. I waited for a bit, and it briefly came out into the open for me. I was actually trying for some more Sora shots, so this was great....they are only occasional visitors to this particular refuge, and I have never seen one there.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 28, 2012 at 8:10 PM

Super detail on the bird. Maybe a little over-sharpened in the large image. I would be tempted to back off just a little.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on July 28, 2012 at 8:33 PM

I had no idea Virginia Rails made it all the way to your area. And, obviously, breed there. Great capture. Nice detail in the bird. I'm on my uncalibrated laptop, but it seems just a bit over-bright to me.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on July 29, 2012 at 11:49 AM

Detail is really nice, I be tempted to crop a bit more to show of the bird.

Ray

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on August 1, 2012 at 4:34 PM

I think it is a treat to ever see one let alone get a picture of one, way to go.

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