Koitareke - Marsh crake - Porzana pusilla

Photographed at Kaituna Lagoon, Lake Ellesmere, Canterbury, New Zealand.
"The marsh crake is one of the most secretive New Zealand birds, largely because it inhabits dense wetland vegetation, rarely ventures into the open and usually only calls at dawn or dusk and through the night. These small rails are half the size of the common blackbird but have spectacular plumage. They appear stout or dumpy because of their short tail and relatively long legs for their body size. The upper parts are rich chestnut-brown with flecks of black and white, the under parts are grey with black-and-white bars towards the flanks, the eye is bright red, the beak green and the legs olive. Very little is known of their ecology" - www.nzbirdsonline.org.nz

Taken on: March 22, 2020

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Steve Attwood

Auldwood Photography

bird

nature

wildlife

Koitareke

Marsh Crake

Porzana pusilla

Te Waihora

wader

wading bird

wetland bird

raupo

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Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark II, f/8.0, 1/400 sec, 600mm, ISO 2500 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/400)
Focal Length:	600mm
ISO:	2500
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Metering Mode:	Spot
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Windows Photo Editor 10.0.10011.16384
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