Narcissus at the Source

I’m getting the usual view that everyone gets if they see a Water Rail:

They are skulking birds which rarely come out of the shadows.

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. 

Then I’m thrilled to see it march out into the shaded pool just in front of me: 

What an exceptional bird:

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.