Baillon's crake

[Kaustuv Chatterjee]

A very foggy morning at Basai gave way after 2 hours of waiting into the sun shining through. This Baillon's crake was foraging among the hyacinths since early morning, probably using the fog's cover to be out in the open. I had positioned myself at a place that allowed me to take its shot as the sun shone through.
Nikon D750, Nikkor 200-500 mm VR II, at 500mm, ISO 1250, 1/2500s - F/5.6

[Shyamala Kumar]

Lovely image.Beautiful colors and detail.Well worth the long wait.

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice sighting. Good pose and eye contact. Is this full frame? Thanks for sharing.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Kaustuv,
Seems you got a nice new toy? Super. :) The quality difference between the previous images and this is easy to make out. Lowering the sharpening a bit would further enhance the image. Were you handholding? Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Roopak Gangadharan]

nice to this... not an easy one to get
TFS
Roopak