2/28/22 - CLRA- Clapper Rail
This chicken size bird is apparently relatively common in saltwater marshes in the US. But it's very secretive and hard to see since it hangs out in the reeds. It's another bird that can drink saltwater and filter out the salt with special glands. The male and female both take turns watching over the eggs, and once they hatch, the parents split up, dividing the children and each taking half to raise. I have seen a Virginia Rail before, which are smaller and have an orange bill, but never a clapper.
By Rallus_longirostris_3.jpg: Riverbanks Outdoor Store from New Port Richey, FL, United States
derivative work: Berichard (talk) - Rallus_longirostris_3.jpg,
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