Virginia Rail....chick!‏ Joe Meche 7/10/13

I was in the middle of a conversation at Scudder Pond this morning when I noticed movement along the water's edge. My first thought was Virginia Rail, and there were two--an adult followed closely by a chick. I had to shoot from the hip through the reeds but managed a couple of shots for documentation.

This afternoon, I saw the chick (or sibling?) paddling across the open water from the same spot by the beaver deceiver.