Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus) @ Amreali, Gujarat, India Jan 2012
More Images at http://www.aviandiversity.com/gallery/birds/rails-crakes-gallinules-and-coots/spotted-crake-porzana-porzana/
Rallids or Rallidae, are a large cosmopolitan family of small to medium-sized birds. The family exhibits considerable diversity and the family also includes the crakes, coots, and gallinules. They mostly occupy dense vegetation in damp environments near lakes, swamps, or rivers. They are slim with slender legs. Their laterally flattened bodies are an adaptation to life in wet reedbeds and marshes, enabling them to slip easily through the dense semi-aquatic vegetation.
They all are skulking species, its streaked plumage making it difficult to see in its wetland habitat. They all are very secretive in nature, and are then mostly heard rather than seen and being Crepuscular (Active in twilight hours) is just great for photographers to cry alone!!!!. Adding to that their skittishness makes them the hard target to shoot. Slightest of movement or noise will make them again disappear in thick reeds.
But still its' worth the pain(which still exist on my both leg) of sitting still in freezing water knee deep for nearly 6 hours (3 hrs each in morning and evening)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!............ in the wetlands of Amreali Dist.
Virtually nothing has been studied on this species in India. Out of three species I got Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana) and Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus) hardly photographed or seen in India.
Thanks to Vir Joshi and Chetan M Vala
More Images at http://www.aviandiversity.com/gallery/birds/rails-crakes-gallinules-and-coots/spotted-crake-porzana-porzana/
Rallids or Rallidae, are a large cosmopolitan family of small to medium-sized birds. The family exhibits considerable diversity and the family also includes the crakes, coots, and gallinules. They mostly occupy dense vegetation in damp environments near lakes, swamps, or rivers. They are slim with slender legs. Their laterally flattened bodies are an adaptation to life in wet reedbeds and marshes, enabling them to slip easily through the dense semi-aquatic vegetation.
They all are skulking species, its streaked plumage making it difficult to see in its wetland habitat. They all are very secretive in nature, and are then mostly heard rather than seen and being Crepuscular (Active in twilight hours) is just great for photographers to cry alone!!!!. Adding to that their skittishness makes them the hard target to shoot. Slightest of movement or noise will make them again disappear in thick reeds.
But still its' worth the pain(which still exist on my both leg) of sitting still in freezing water knee deep for nearly 6 hours (3 hrs each in morning and evening)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!............ in the wetlands of Amreali Dist.
Virtually nothing has been studied on this species in India. Out of three species I got Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana) and Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus) hardly photographed or seen in India.
Thanks to Vir Joshi and Chetan M Vala
Regards
Arpit Deomurari
Naturalist And Birder......
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