King Rail With Chick is a photograph by Jurgen Lorenzen which was uploaded on July 17th, 2023.
King Rail With Chick
An adult King Rail (Rallus elegans) and its chick photographed in the march at Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge in Texas.
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Title
King Rail With Chick
Artist
Jurgen Lorenzen
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
An adult King Rail (Rallus elegans) and its chick photographed in the march at Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge in Texas.
The King Rail is a chicken-sized marsh bird, the largest of our rails. Nesting in fresh-water marshes of the east, it has become an uncommon species as many wetlands have been drained. It remains locally common near the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, where it is not especially shy, often stalking about at the marsh edge in full view of observers. Closely related to the Clapper Rail, and may interbreed with it in zones where salt and fresh marshes meet.
Downy young leave nest a few hours after hatching. Both parents feed young; after about 3 weeks, young start to pick up much of their own food.
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July 17th, 2023
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Comments (67)
Don Columbus
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "Birds In Focus" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020-2023 Featured Image Archive Discussion"!
HH Photography of Florida
Wonderful wildlife capture, Jurgen. Love the plumage coloring on Mom. L/fv
Linda Lees
Terrific capture of this bird and its chick. The colour difference from young to mature is quite amazing. fav
Judi Dressler
Wonderful capture, Jurgen, of this rail with chick; what a great find! Congrats on your Dawn's Delight selection!
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