Virginia Rail

mgbphotog (MitchBerger)

First time seeing the Virginia Rail last month. I was in a restaurant next to a window with a bush just outside & a few house sparrows mostly near the top. Then I noticed interaction with a long beaked bird in the center of the bush, in the thicket. When I went outside to get a better look, it flew out of the bush and landed just a few feet away on the mulch. Perfect for a better pic than trying thru a Panera window!

In the Thicket

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