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Virginia Rail

Rallus limicola

Photo by Tom15
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Notes:

Virginia Rails live in marshes and rarely come out of the reeds and into the open.

Reference Links:

Virginia Rail, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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Comments (5)
Tom15
Thanks Fyn. I got lucky when this rail decided to stop and preen for 10 minutes 25 feet away from me and there was a small opening in the reeds.
Fyn Kynd
Lovely! How did you get these photos?! I swear, you or your camera is magic! :-)

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PublishedMay 10, 2013

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