Steve
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These Clapper Rails were in a marsh on the coast of South Carolina. The top picture uses the rule of thirds but the bird is moving right on the right side of the frame. This is typical of how I see rails, always about to disappear. The bottom picture is an atypical portrait. It does not show the face of the bird but rather its tail as it slips into the marsh grass. -
I recently took a trip with a local Audubon group to a sod farm on the coastal plain of South Carolina. Numerous shore birds stop there on the migration south and this location affords some good looks. I prepared by studying the behavior and field marks of the birds that could be present. Just after we arrived we found 3 Long-billed Dowitchers in a puddle. These medium-sized sandpipers feed by poking their long bills into the mud in a repeated, sewing machine-like fashion. The early light and reflections set off the rich brown color of the birds.
These Clapper Rails were in a marsh on the coast of South Carolina. The top picture uses the rule of thirds but the bird is moving right on the right side of the frame. This is typical of how I see rails, always about to disappear. The bottom picture is an atypical portrait. It does not show the face of the bird but rather its tail as it slips into the marsh grass. 
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