A hard photo to get

Brian Stephan

99% of the photos I’ve taken of a Sora have been of their butt receding into the reefs, as they seldom stay exposed for long, but this one obliged me as I was on the boardwalk looking for warblers in a willow. Suddenly, I noticed movement out of the corner of my eye and slowly the Sora emerged from the reeds and gave me time to snap several good photos, of which this was the best.