I was lucky--and fast!--to get this image. I was actually leaving the refuge when I spotted a small bird on the road ahead of me. When I realized it was a Virginia rail, I quickly grabbed my camera and fired off a few shots before he ran back into the marsh grass.

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Virginia - A Rose of Sharon; light and colors at sunrise....

In my backyard

Virginia Creeper in my backyard

Captured along the creek in the Apple Orchard Falls area.

Virginia - Sunrise in a nature preserve, where "nature" is green!

My backyard in Virginia, with Shed

Virginia - Sunrise over a walking path...

Swamp Chicken

Der Virginia-Uhu ist eine Vogelart aus der Gattung der Uhus, die zur Familie der Eigentlichen Eulen und zur Ordnung der Eulen gehört. Er ist eng mit dem Magellan-Uhu verwandt, der lange Zeit als eine Unterart des Virginia-Uhus angesehen wurde.

A maternal pouch, opposable "thumbs", and a scaly prehensile tail make this Canada's only Marsupial.

A gentle wild animal, the Opossum is rarely guilty of anything more than "playing Possum"

Virginia - A momentary bit of light, in the darkness...

Looking over the world at Virginia's Blue Ridge Parkway

Capture in Canaan Valley of West Virginia

Petersburg, Virginia was a very interesting city; Old town looked like a ghost town. It was quite strange and it felt like we were in the Twilight zone. But I really liked the looks of this antique store.

Virginia - A look from down below....

Bannock Co., Idaho

A Southwestern speciality, these get as far north as SE Idaho with small populations found in Wyoming and South Dakota.

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Capture taken from the Bear Rocks ridge at 4,000 feet in West Virginia.

Carvins Cove, Roanoke Blue Ridge Mountains

Virginia - Early morning; a sexy blonde in "horse country" :) ........

Virginia - Green leaves and bokeh at sunrise in the woods...

South Dakota

An unusual sighting for me out in the open like this.

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These Virginia Bluebells add beautiful colour to the garden in the Spring.

Virginia - A walk in the woods at sunrise....

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Seldom seen but often heard, this medium-sized rail lives in marshes across much of our continent. They forage for food by probing in mud or shallow water, picking items from ground or from plants, or stalking small creatures and capturing them with a swift thrust of the bill.

Like other rails, the Virginia Rail prefers to escape danger by running through marsh vegetation rather than flying. If forced to fly in order to escape it will only fly a short distance.

Up close and personal, just the way we like it! Secret rail spot, New Hampshire

Virginia Central’s unmistakable Porter 50 tonner spots a car in the industrial section of Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Mertensia virginica (common names Virginia bluebells, Virginia cowslip, lungwort oysterleaf, Roanoke bells) is a spring ephemeral plant with bell-shaped sky-blue flowers, native to eastern North America.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mertensia_virginica