Buff-breasted Rail

[Colin Driscoll]

Just for a change this is not shot in glaring sunlight, just early morning. Still bright though as you can see from the settings.
Big question, do I remove the grass seed inflorescence center left?
1DXII 70-200mm f/2.8L II & 2xIII 380mm 1/1600 f10 iso800 -0.7

Oops it's a Buff-banded Rail.

[Tim Foltz]

Colin, what a nice looking rail, very sharp with great color.
Do these rails prefer grassy areas instead of wetlands?

-Tim

[Colin Driscoll]

Thanks Tim, yes they aren't a strictly wetland bird.

[David Salem]

Very nice Colin. The details and colors are awesome! Well done

[Bill Dix]

What a great bird. Good feeding pose, terrific colors and sharpness. Both sharpness and saturation are right on the edge of being overdone, at least on my screen, but make the bird really pop.

[Colin Driscoll]

Thanks for the comments. Bill, that shot is pretty much straight out of the camera, certainly no color or saturation adjustments and very light sharpening for posting.

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image.


Regards,
Satish.

[Lorant Voros]

What a beautiful rail! Track sharp and vivid colors with a good head turn towards you. I also like the environment. Well done!