Contributor
Scott Page Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Generalized (Not Accurate)
Clark, Nevada, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
Not visible initially; heard calling/moving through cattail, finally emerged on mud flat in front of cattails, then flew across water as photo was taken. Recording made with cell phone: kek kek kek kek .... Description: rather large, light/tawny rail with broad wings in flight; long, slightly decurved bill,orange at base darkening at tip; whitish throat and supraloral patch; long, orange legs, tawny breast and back. Conservation status: https://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/arizona/Documents/Redbook/Yuma%20Ridgways%20Rail%20RB.pdf Sensitive species, exercise discretion if encountered.
Technical information
- Model
- NIKON D500
- ISO
- 640
- Focal length
- 500 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/5.6
- Shutter speed
- 1/1600 sec
- Dimensions
- 2232 pixels x 1488 pixels
- Original file size
- 773.13 KB