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