King Rail

[Fabs Forns]

Found in the open at Viera Wetlands in June. There was another one in the reeds, more cooperative, but I liked to see this out next to the road posing.

D300, 300/2.8 + 1.7X
f/5, 1/1600, ISO 400
hand held

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great find, head angle and light. I only find the plant in front of the leg a bit distracting.

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Hi Fabs,
Sweet looking bird, agree with Axel's comments.
Regards,
Nicki

[Arthur Morris]

Axel is too, too sharp. And I do not have a single image of this species. Well done.

[Judd Patterson]

A great species to photographs...only spotted a few of them and never in the open like this! Nice work Fabs.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Great looking bird Fabs, you must be a strong woman! that 300mm lens must be heavy!

[Daniel Cadieux]

I suppose the placement of the plant is unfortunate, but any image of any rail out in the open is always a great bonus that should not be ignored! Nice one :-)

[Milo Burcham]

Great catch, Fabs. Way to get one of these in the open. Nits (minor to me) already covered

[Doug Brown]

I like it Fabs. Always nice to get one of these out in the open! Congrats!

[Ramon M. Casares]

Hi Fabs! Nice shot! I love the pose and eye contact, I find the light just a very little bit harsh and other than the plant covering his leg, I would also try croping a bit from the bottom. Congratulations!!!