{"id":1232,"date":"2012-08-14T18:35:08","date_gmt":"2012-08-14T22:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=1232"},"modified":"2012-09-18T19:32:54","modified_gmt":"2012-09-18T23:32:54","slug":"august-14-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=1232","title":{"rendered":"Western Tiger Swallowtail on a Rainy Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fhughvandervoort.com%2F%3Fp%3D1232&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n<p>Want to make God laugh? Tell him your plans.<br \/>\nToday I scheduled a meetup with Graeme at Patuxent, and the rain began to fall as soon as I got a mile from home. Apparently it rained more West of here, but that brief shower was all we got. I went to Truxtun Park and Hillsmere Elementary instead. Terrible heat and humidity continue, fogging up my glasses and the viewfinder.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1233\" style=\"width: 938px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/august-14-2012\/great-blue-heron-25\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1233\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1233\" data-attachment-id=\"1233\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=1233\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Great-Blue-Heron-25.jpg?fit=928%2C936&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"928,936\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Great Blue Heron \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This Great Blue Heron  was one of the few visible birds at Truxtun Park.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Great-Blue-Heron-25.jpg?fit=584%2C589&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Great-Blue-Heron-25.jpg?resize=584%2C589&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Great Blue Heron \" title=\"Great Blue Heron \" width=\"584\" height=\"589\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Great-Blue-Heron-25.jpg?w=928&amp;ssl=1 928w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Great-Blue-Heron-25.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Great-Blue-Heron-25.jpg?resize=297%2C300&amp;ssl=1 297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1233\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Great Blue Heron  was one of the few visible birds at Truxtun Park.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1235\" style=\"width: 954px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/august-14-2012\/osprey-83\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1235\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1235\" data-attachment-id=\"1235\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=1235\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Osprey-83.jpg?fit=944%2C776&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"944,776\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Osprey\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This Osprey is eating his breakfast on top of one of the poles that hold the ball field lights.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Osprey-83.jpg?fit=584%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Osprey-83.jpg?resize=584%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Osprey\" title=\"Osprey\" width=\"584\" height=\"480\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Osprey-83.jpg?w=944&amp;ssl=1 944w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Osprey-83.jpg?resize=300%2C246&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Osprey-83.jpg?resize=364%2C300&amp;ssl=1 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1235\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Osprey is eating his breakfast on top of one of the poles that hold the ball field lights.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/august-14-2012\/western-tiger-swallowtail-9\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1239\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1239\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=1239\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Western-Tiger-Swallowtail-9.jpg?fit=1264%2C1000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1264,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Western Tiger Swallowtail 9\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Western-Tiger-Swallowtail-9.jpg?fit=584%2C462&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Western-Tiger-Swallowtail-9.jpg?resize=584%2C462&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Western Tiger Swallowtail 9\" title=\"Western Tiger Swallowtail 9\" width=\"584\" height=\"462\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Western-Tiger-Swallowtail-9.jpg?w=1264&amp;ssl=1 1264w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Western-Tiger-Swallowtail-9.jpg?resize=300%2C237&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Western-Tiger-Swallowtail-9.jpg?resize=1024%2C810&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Western-Tiger-Swallowtail-9.jpg?resize=379%2C300&amp;ssl=1 379w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Western-Tiger-Swallowtail-9.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1237\" style=\"width: 2154px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/august-14-2012\/western-tiger-swallowtail-8\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1237\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1237\" data-attachment-id=\"1237\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=1237\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Western-Tiger-Swallowtail-8.jpg?fit=2144%2C2116&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2144,2116\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Western Tiger Swallowtail \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;There were many Western Tiger Swallowtails at Hillsmere Elementary.  If I were a better blogger I&amp;#8217;d find out what the flowers are.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Western-Tiger-Swallowtail-8.jpg?fit=584%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Western-Tiger-Swallowtail-8.jpg?resize=584%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Western Tiger Swallowtail \" title=\"Western Tiger Swallowtail \" width=\"584\" height=\"576\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Western-Tiger-Swallowtail-8.jpg?w=2144&amp;ssl=1 2144w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Western-Tiger-Swallowtail-8.jpg?resize=300%2C296&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Western-Tiger-Swallowtail-8.jpg?resize=1024%2C1010&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Western-Tiger-Swallowtail-8.jpg?resize=303%2C300&amp;ssl=1 303w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Western-Tiger-Swallowtail-8.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Western-Tiger-Swallowtail-8.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1237\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There were many Western Tiger Swallowtails at Hillsmere Elementary.  If I were a better blogger I&#8217;d find out what the flowers are.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1242\" style=\"width: 1258px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/august-14-2012\/skipper-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1242\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1242\" data-attachment-id=\"1242\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=1242\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Skipper-2.jpg?fit=1248%2C796&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1248,796\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Skipper \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Skippers are not as gaudy as butterflies.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Skipper-2.jpg?fit=584%2C372&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Skipper-2.jpg?resize=584%2C372&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Skipper \" title=\"Skipper \" width=\"584\" height=\"372\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Skipper-2.jpg?w=1248&amp;ssl=1 1248w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Skipper-2.jpg?resize=300%2C191&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Skipper-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C653&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Skipper-2.jpg?resize=470%2C300&amp;ssl=1 470w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Skipper-2.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1242\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Skippers are not as gaudy as butterflies.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1243\" style=\"width: 822px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/august-14-2012\/bluebird-34\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1243\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1243\" data-attachment-id=\"1243\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=1243\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Bluebird-34.jpg?fit=812%2C712&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"812,712\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bluebird \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This juvenile Bluebird is growing some new feathers.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Bluebird-34.jpg?fit=584%2C512&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Bluebird-34.jpg?resize=584%2C512&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bluebird \" title=\"Bluebird \" width=\"584\" height=\"512\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Bluebird-34.jpg?w=812&amp;ssl=1 812w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Bluebird-34.jpg?resize=300%2C263&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Bluebird-34.jpg?resize=342%2C300&amp;ssl=1 342w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1243\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This juvenile Bluebird is growing some new feathers.<\/p><\/div>\n\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fhughvandervoort.com%2F%3Fp%3D1232&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to make God laugh? Tell him your plans. Today I scheduled a meetup with Graeme at Patuxent, and the rain began to fall as soon as I got a mile from home. Apparently it rained more West of here, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=1232\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1232","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mybirdingday"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2xu3W-jS","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1232"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1232\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2306,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1232\/revisions\/2306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}