A lineless illustration (if you can call powerpoint art that) of a Black Rail (based on the Central Valley Subspecies) taking flight. It is a charcoal-gray bird with a brown mantle, white spots across the back, and a striking red eye.

I made a Black Rail in Powerpoint. Not at all what I typically do but I like her.
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This was a fun commission I completed in early 2024 of two very secretive species of the saltmarshes of the San Francisco Bay of California: Ridgway's Rail and Black Rail.

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