Baillon’s Crake adult

Baillon’s Crake adult

Baillon’s Crakes are very secretive but will venture into the open usually in the early morning or late afternoon. This was late afternoon and the light levels were low so I was delighted to get this photo of a bird whose dimensions are not that different from a House Sparrow.

Country: Australia
Location: near Deniliquin, NSW
Family: Rails, Crakes and Coots (Rallidae)
Species: Baillon's Crake (Porzana pusilla)
Date taken: 12/11/2013