[Length 14.5 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

This bird was initially identified as a Clapper Rail. However, the warm reddish-brown edges of the back feathers and orange-tinted breast suggest King Rail, so comments on the ID are welcome.

This bird was photographed at Anahuac NWR, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: April 19, 2010)

[Length 15 in. Wingspan 20 in.]

This King Rail was photographed at Shoveler Pond, Anahuac NWR, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: April 14, 2005)

[Length 9.5 in. Wingspan 13 in.]

This Virginia Rail was photographed at Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco, Texas. Photo taken with a Canon EOS 10D camera (lens unknown). (Date: March 26, 2013)

[Length 19.5 in. Wingspan 44 in.]

This Chihuahuan Raven was photographed at Bosque del Apache NWR, New Mexico, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: March 2, 2008)

[Length 19.5 in. Wingspan 44 in.]

This Chihuahuan Raven in flight was photographed at the "famous" dump/landfill site in Brownsville, Texas,USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1988)

[Length 19.5 in. Wingspan 44 in.]

These Chihuahuan Raves were photographed at Boca Chica along Route 4, Brownsville, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: April 23, 2015)

[Length 24 in. Wingspan 53 in.]

This Common Raven was photographed at Petrified Forest National Park, Holbrook, Arizona, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED [II] lens (EFL=225mm) on a Nikon D7000 camera. (Date: September 24, 2011)

[Length 24 in. Wingspan 53 in.]

Ravens are common birds of the foothills and mountains of the western US, southern Canada, and Alaska. They can be told from Crows by their wedge-shaped tail, shaggy throat, and hoarse, croaking calls. Ravens are opportunistic feeders and easily co-exist with man and his garbage. This one was photographed in the Valley of Fire National Monument in Nevada, USA. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: September 1979)

[Length 24 in. Wingspan 53 in.]

This Common Raven was photographed sitting on a nest on the cliffs of Attu Island, Alaska, USA. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Ektachrome 200 film pushed to 400. (Date: May 1984)