ML168818131

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

Two adults and four chicks. Observed in what I believe to be the regular place they are seen by the team doing the king rail study. Stunning purple birds with red bills and large yellow feet. The adults would come out from the cattail area to feed. One ran to chase away BTGR and we finally were able to figure out why when we saw one young black chick in a thin line of cattails and the other three were closer to where the cattails were thicker. The birds were never vocal but MANY pictures were obtained by Tom and Ruben Rohn. Please look at descriptions by posted photos. Tom was not able to capture both adults birds in one shot as they stayed a distance apart. I would l ike to think more chicks are there and each parent is keeping an eye out.

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS 7D Mark II

Lens

EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4x III

ISO

500

Focal length

560 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire, auto

f-stop

f/9.0

Shutter speed

1/800 sec

Dimensions

2031 pixels x 1478 pixels

Original file size

495.34 KB