Everglades National Park, Florida.

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Just outside of Burstall, Saskatchewan, there is a wildlife marsh that usually has grebes, ducks, blackbirds, and various other wildlife species...

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It was my first Sora sighting in ten years. This little pond is fed by an underground spring that seeps down a draw and collects in a shallow basin, but for several years it has completely dried up in the heat of summer. Our unusually wet spring, however, has kept it full - for now - and it is attracting waterfowl, shorebirds, and marsh birds such as this little rail.

Secretive and shy, the Sora gave me a photo op lasting less than ten seconds as it darted across open water before disappearing into the rushes. Well, it was better than nothing!

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