Adult Virginia Rail and its reflection – Nikon D810, f7.1, 1/1250, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
I am always thrilled when a Virginia Rail comes out into the open because typically they are shy, secretive marsh birds. They blend so easily into their habitat so that most of the time I only see a small portion of their body before they disappear. A few times in the past couple of weeks I have been able to see and photograph adult and juvenile Virginia Rails at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge and that has delighted me.
Life is good.
Mia
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Just gorgeous.
Such a pretty bird & I love the reflection.
Beautiful picture, Mia.
What a beautiful, beautiful image!!! I like everything about it. The bird, the colors, the water, the reflection and the composition. Wonderful!!! That is such a curvy, pretty bird…WOW! Mia..this is a great one!