Jenny Younger, Early morning at the Estuary (ANIMALS 2025)

A Buff Banded Rail forages along the shoreline of an estuary near Robe in South Australia. An early morning adventure where I was rewarded with the opportunity of observing this shy and beautifully patterned bird.

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