ML623644477
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- Sex
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Observation details
Here's what I posted to the MOBirds listserv that evening: Hi MOBirders: I found 7 KING RAILs on Outlet Rd Sat evening around 18:30: 1 adult + 6 fledglings. The immature birds were long-legged, black-feathered and fluffy-looking with white cheek spots. The adult was actively hunting out in the open, then delivering food to the youngsters. They were favoring a shrinking wet spot that also held at least 2 large crayfish. I saw the adult pickup a small fish. I haven't found hardly any resources to help, although the new Crossley guide has a photo of a young Clapper Rail in similar plumage. Most of the field guides seem to focus on the plumage called juvenile, or rather, "not completely adult." The site is roughly half way between Road B and Levee Rd.
Technical information
- Model
- DMC-TZ5
- ISO
- 100
- Focal length
- 8.5 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/4.2
- Shutter speed
- 1/80 sec
- Dimensions
- 3456 pixels x 2592 pixels
- Original file size
- 4.26 MB