Narcissus at the Source
I’m getting the usual view that everyone gets if they see a Water Rail:
![Water Rail - Orbetello - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Water-Rail-Orbetello-The-Hall-of-Einar-4194.jpg)
They are skulking birds which rarely come out of the shadows.
![Water Rail - Orbetello - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Water-Rail-Orbetello-The-Hall-of-Einar-4195.jpg)
This one on the Lagoon in Orbetello in Italy decides to come out for a moment and I’m delighted to get a decent photograph of it. This being Italy, I can say chiaroscuro.
![Water Rail - Orbetello - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Water-Rail-Orbetello-The-Hall-of-Einar-4277.jpg)
Then I’m thrilled to see it march out into the shaded pool just in front of me:
![Water Rail - Orbetello - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Water-Rail-Orbetello-The-Hall-of-Einar-4235.jpg)
What an exceptional bird:
![Water Rail - Orbetello - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Water-Rail-Orbetello-The-Hall-of-Einar-4232.jpg)
Their disruptive feather patterning is very effective in this environment.
It’s a perfect autumn day. Then the sun comes out and I can see it clearly. It’s Narcissus at the Source by Caravaggio.
![Water Rail - Orbetello - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Water-Rail-Orbetello-The-Hall-of-Einar-4176.jpg)