Water Rail

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You don't often get Water Rail as obliging as this one was today, so it made a pretty cold, wet, uneventful day very worthwhile.


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The Bittern sat in the reeds for ages, but so far away he was just a speck, and the Kingfishers just weren't having any today at all. :baby:
 
artyman said:
Nice set of shots, the Water Rail is a bird I've never seen unfortunately.
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They're a very shy wary bird, usually seen very fleetingly, darting about in reed beds usually offering just fleeting chances for a shot and disappearing quickly. They tend not to hang about in the open and when you catch them in the open they're ususally making a dash for the next reed bed, as this one was in the 3rd and 4th shots
 
Wonderful series CT saw a water rail briefly when i went to upton warren a few weeks ago but couldnt get a descent shot.
 
Fantastic Captures Love No.3 And No.4 Very Well Done

Kirk
 
Excellent work Cedric, a nice variety of poses in different settings.
 
Lovely shots of an elusive bird....I had a degree of success photographing one a few months back and know how shy these birds are (y)
 
CT said:
They're a very shy wary bird, usually seen very fleetingly, darting about in reed beds usually offering just fleeting chances for a shot and disappearing quickly. They tend not to hang about in the open and when you catch them in the open they're ususally making a dash for the next reed bed, as this one was in the 3rd and 4th shots
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Oh I dunno... I had one sat in the sunshine in front of me for 10 mins ;)

Twas a juv, admittedly... :D

Lovely set CT (y)
 
Lovely set Cedric, were your tootsie`s in the water for these shots? :naughty:
 
u8myufo said:
Lovely set Cedric, were your tootsie`s in the water for these shots? :naughty:
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LOL . No -stuff that for a game of soldiers - it was cold enough as it was!

These were from a hide at Upton Warren.
 
dreameruk said:
nice set ct, gotta be #1 for me. do the last two need rotating ?
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Thanks Lea. I don't think so - the camera was levelled and on a gimbal so I think it's just the way they look rather than being off level.
 
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