porzana carolina

Another elusive bird that doesn't like to appear in the open

Sora (Porzana carolina) Sexes similar. Lafittes Cove Nature Preserve situated in Lafittes Cove Subdivision, southwest of Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA. Secondary coastal thicket with man-made ponds and small patches of remnant coastal prairie on a barrier Island at 1 m (3.3 ft) elevation.

Sora (Porzana carolina) Sexes similar. Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, northwest of High Island abutting East Bay, Chambers County, Texas, USA. Coastal marshes and prairies at 2-3 m (6-10 ft) elevation. April 2016.

Sora (Porzana carolina) Sexes similar. Anauhac National Wildlife Refuge, northwest of High Island abutting East Bay, Chambers County, Texas, USA. Coastal marshes and prairies at 2-3 m (6-10 ft) elevation.

I hadn't been to the farm recently, so I decided the make a quick run over while the rain had abated. My lucky day! ( more like my lucky five minutes ) Both Rail and Sora were seen at the pond and I managed to get some shots of both through the reeds. At one point I had both in the same frame...

Sora (Porzana carolina) Sexes similar. Photographed in Ingleside, San Patricio County, Texas, USA. Live stock pond in the Gulf Prairies and Marshes Vegetational Area in an urban setting at 4 m (13 ft) elevation.

Sora (Porzana carolina) Photographed at Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, northwest of High Island, Chambers County, Texas. Part of the Gulf Prairie and Marshes Vegetational Area with several lakes lined with marshes at 1.5-2.5 m (4.9-8.0 ft) elevation. Photographed at the edge of Shoveler Pond...

Captured this picture while driving the Black Point Wildlife Drive.