A Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) adult lifts an invertebrate out of the muck prior to feeding it to one of two chicks. This was taken from the auto tour route at Montezuma NWR near Seneca Falls, New York on June 22, 2007.

Photo name: VirginiaRail&chick_MNWR,NY_Jun22_©DaveSpier_D030491p [cropped from a 10 MP original and uploaded to flickr as a lower-resolution preview]