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What a day Friday 13th turned out! After the stoat and the otters, the bitterns antics Davy Crocket said a water rail would be nice to finish off and hey presto! one walked out right in front of us and posed - tail up, tail down, neck up, neck down - swing it all around!!!!!
· Date: Sun January 15, 2012 · Views: 949
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Keywords: Water Rail - Ralus aquaticus
Camera Information: Canon 1D mk iv+500 in brilliant middle morning light
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diggleken

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Sun January 15, 2012 10:08am

B.....Y HELL Pauline! What a day then! I just cant decide which is best - maybe the stoat, so unusual. Absolute crackers both. Thanks for putting them up.

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Sun January 15, 2012 10:58am

Thanks Ken - but for some reason this looks pixelated on wab but the original here is ok - think I've messed up the processing somewhere ....

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ellen h

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Sun January 15, 2012 11:04am

Another WOW..you could just reach out and stroke them feathers!!!

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Sun January 15, 2012 12:41pm

Beautiful shot!

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Mon January 16, 2012 4:13am

Stunning - never seen one



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Mon January 16, 2012 5:09am

Day ho, DDDay ay ho! "Magic."

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Fri January 20, 2012 12:58pm

Thanks guys - its was the sort of day that comes very infrequently .... and I was literally almost to tears the first fortnight of the year cos of the weather .... I'm such a sad git!

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