Water rail (Rallus aquaticus) searching for food turning over fallen leaves and sticks. Streaky brown upper parts blue grey underside long red bill.
This water rail image was taken in low light on a swampy wet area near water at Arundel wwt UK. The bird was searching for food moving around turning over leaves and twigs and probing with its long red bill. The head was down most of the time. I got this shot that was more static out of several others and shows the head more.
Size: 5184px × 3456px
Location: Arundel wwt UK
Photo credit: © Stephen Iles / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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