bird photography : clapper rail

A pair of joggers went right past this Clapper Rail (likely the endangered Yuma subspecies) at San Elijo Lagoon in coastal southern California; fortunately, their passage didn't scare this secretive bird away before John could photograph it several times.

Equipment: Canon EOS 30D Canon EF 300mm f4L IS with 1.4x Teleconverter Settings: f8; 1/125 sec.; focal length at 420 mm; ISO 500 Date: April 30, 2007 11:48 am Location: San Elijo Lagoon / Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA