ML379351601 OBI 39129

Adina eta sexua

Heldua, sexua ezezaguna - X

Etiketak

Hilda

Iruzkina

Adult. Remarks: We were just a few hundred metres from our home when we spotted this Red-Legged Crake lying on the edge of a road. Could not just leave it there, so we took it back home for a decent burial. Clinical examination showed that the neck had been broken, and we think that it had been hit by a passing vehicle in the early morning dusk as it was crossing the road. We have seen this bird once before in our urban neighbourhood, many years ago (about 11 yrs). The Red-Legged Crake is resident locally as well as augmented by winter migration. Although this bird is far from its usual habitat of swampy areas, I think this bird is resident in our neighbourhood. Generally a hard bird to see. The other option is that it is a migratory bird, and as it is noted to migrate by night, could have been passing through and got hit by a vehicle. My wife & I gave it a burial in our garden (along with the Blue Winged Pitta from April 2007) and said a simple prayer. I prayed for the mate that will be missing the partner. Some measurements: Tip of beak to end of tail 20.3 cm One wing span 15.1 cm Wing tip to wing tip 37.5 cm (full span) Bill 2.2 cm Tarsus 9.2 cm Amar . Date added to OBI: November 14, 2009.

Bilduma

Oriental Bird Club Image (OBI) datu-basea

Informazio teknikoa

Eredua

NIKON D90

ISOa

200

Distantzia fokala

22 mm

Flasha

Flash fired, return detected, auto

f-stop

f/5.6

Obturadorearen abiadura

1/125 sec

Dimentsioak

650 pixels x 452 pixels

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