 | I live in Florida all year round, but you’re most likely to find me in the winter, when the vegetation dies back. I like low-lying freshwater areas. If you see me, take a picture quick, because I can be hard to find! Most Likely Found: In the marsh When: Year-Round Where I've photographed: Circle B Bar Reserve, Viera Wetlands Read more: King Rail at Cornell Lab of Ornithology Ebird: King Rail eBird range |
I have written 8 posts including a photo of a King Rail
July 4, 2011 - Dyeyo and I went to Viera Wetlands this morning with hopes of finding some of the babies reported on Birdbrains, and maybe the Fulvous Whistling Duck that was photographed there yesterday. It’s summer, though, and I wasn’t optimistic that we’d find much, especially since we don’t get to Viera often and so are not…... Read more
February 26, 2011 - Black-Bellied Whistling Ducks The King Rail posed for the group in its usual spot along Marsh Rabbit Run.... King Rail About halfway down the Marsh Rabbit Run trail, our group paused to watch the eagle's nest across the marsh.... Species List: American Bittern, American Coot, American Goldfinch, American Robin, Anhinga,…... Read more
February 20, 2011 - Common Yellowthroat We did not see the star American Bittern at his usual place, and the King Rail made only brief appearances at his "Four Corners" hangout.... https://vimeo.com/341439191 After our walk around the Eagle Roost, we stopped back at the King Rail hideout to check one last time for the…... Read more
February 13, 2011 - Pine Warbler Yellow-Throated Warbler Just beyond the "Four Corners", in its usual spot on Marsh Rabbit Run, I found the King Rail posing out in the open.... King Rail The Marsh Rabbit Run trail was kind of quiet, probably because it was around 10:00 before I started down it.... Yellowthroat,…... Read more
February 12, 2011 - Red-Bellied Woodpecker The King Rail was still in his spot at the "Four Corners" intersection, just a little way down from the American Bittern that always poses. Someone remarked today that it must be the most-photographed bittern in all of North America! As we left, a photography group of about…... Read more
January 23, 2011 - Dyeyo and I checked for the King Rail at the Heron Hideout / Marsh Rabbit Run intersection, but he was in hiding.... So we went back to look for the Wilson's Snipe that hangs out on Heron Hideout and the King Rail.... We stood stalking that bird for at least…... Read more
January 22, 2011 - Glossy Ibis with fish A King Rail has been staying in about the same spot for the last week.... King Rail I don't think I can go to Circle B without taking a picture of the Black-Bellied Whistling Ducks.... River Otter Species List: American Bittern, American Coot, American Goldfinch (heard),…... Read more
January 16, 2011 - I saw my first-ever King Rail at the Circle B Reserve tonight.... I saw the King Rail as I turned onto Marsh Rabbit Run.... King Rail A bunch of Blue-Winged Teals have been hanging out in the canal on the south side of Marsh Rabbit Run, right underneath the trees…... Read more