{"id":12372,"date":"2013-11-25T18:59:12","date_gmt":"2013-11-25T23:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=12372"},"modified":"2013-11-25T18:59:12","modified_gmt":"2013-11-25T23:59:12","slug":"peregrine-falcon-at-jonas-green-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=12372","title":{"rendered":"Peregrine Falcon at Jonas Green Park"},"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%3D12372&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>My new D3200 camera arrived yesterday, and I was determined to try it out, or I wouldn&#8217;t have left the house in today&#8217;s Arctic weather.  Temps must have been in the very low 20s, and the wind chill was significant. I decided to stay local, and Jonas Green Park is quite close, so I stopped there. I was lucky enough to find two accipiters riht away. I then headed to Greenbury Point, where a half hour walk left me without a single image.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12373\" style=\"width: 812px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=12373\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12373\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12373\" data-attachment-id=\"12373\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=12373\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Peregrine-Falcon-5.png?fit=802%2C890&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"802,890\" 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=\"Peregrine Falcon\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This Peregrine Falcon lives under a nearby bridge, and I was lucky to be in position to get this shot.&lt;br \/&gt;\nCornell:&lt;br \/&gt;\n&amp;#8220;Powerful and fast-flying, the Peregrine Falcon hunts medium-sized birds, dropping down on them from high above in a spectacular stoop. They were virtually eradicated from eastern North America by pesticide poisoning in the middle 20th century. After significant recovery efforts, Peregrine Falcons have made an incredible rebound and are now regularly seen in many large cities and coastal areas.&amp;#8221;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Peregrine-Falcon-5.png?fit=584%2C648&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Peregrine-Falcon-5.png?resize=584%2C648&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Peregrine Falcon\" width=\"584\" height=\"648\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Peregrine-Falcon-5.png?w=802&amp;ssl=1 802w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Peregrine-Falcon-5.png?resize=135%2C150&amp;ssl=1 135w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Peregrine-Falcon-5.png?resize=270%2C300&amp;ssl=1 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12373\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Peregrine Falcon lives under a nearby bridge, and I was lucky to be in position to get this shot.<br \/>Cornell:<br \/>&#8220;Powerful and fast-flying, the Peregrine Falcon hunts medium-sized birds, dropping down on them from high above in a spectacular stoop. They were virtually eradicated from eastern North America by pesticide poisoning in the middle 20th century. After significant recovery efforts, Peregrine Falcons have made an incredible rebound and are now regularly seen in many large cities and coastal areas.&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_12374\" style=\"width: 842px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=12374\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12374\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12374\" data-attachment-id=\"12374\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=12374\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Coopers-Hawk-94.png?fit=832%2C1236&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"832,1236\" 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=\"Cooper&amp;#8217;s Hawk \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This Cooper&amp;#8217;s Hawk was looking for breakfast in the park.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Coopers-Hawk-94.png?fit=584%2C868&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Coopers-Hawk-94.png?resize=584%2C868&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Cooper&#039;s Hawk \" width=\"584\" height=\"868\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Coopers-Hawk-94.png?w=832&amp;ssl=1 832w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Coopers-Hawk-94.png?resize=100%2C150&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Coopers-Hawk-94.png?resize=201%2C300&amp;ssl=1 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12374\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Cooper&#8217;s Hawk was looking for breakfast in the park.<\/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%3D12372&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>My new D3200 camera arrived yesterday, and I was determined to try it out, or I wouldn&#8217;t have left the house in today&#8217;s Arctic weather. 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