Ridgway's Rail (Rallus obsoletus obsoletus) Arrowhead Marsh, San Leandro Bay, Oakland California, 3 December 2005

These endangered rails come out of the salt marshes when the tide is high.This individual is of the California subspecies which is confined to salt marshes around San Francisco Bay.

Olympus D-550z / Nikon FieldScope 3 / 30XWA (hand-held - no adapter).
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