A large freshwater aquatic bird, with long spindly yellow legs, brownish body with some speckling above the legs, a grayish face and an orange beak, fairly long and pointy. It's in the water among marsh grass.

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   Greg Johnston (gpjohnston@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 02-Jun-2024 02:35:35 JST Greg Johnston

   Plenty of interesting sights on the morning ramble, finally got decent shots of the elusive swamp creature known as the Virginia rail. Also some snuggling ducklings and the weirdest thing I've seen in some time, a huge flippin' turtle, I swear two feet long! A spiny softshell turtle, from back east, not native but somehow here in Lake Washington. #Hiking #Birding #GetOutside