{"id":12795,"date":"2013-12-24T20:11:12","date_gmt":"2013-12-25T01:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=12795"},"modified":"2013-12-24T20:21:25","modified_gmt":"2013-12-25T01:21:25","slug":"red-tailed-hawk-at-chesapeake-bay-environmental-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=12795","title":{"rendered":"Red Tailed Hawk at Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center"},"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%3D12795&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>I took another stab at the Bay Bridge Snowy Owl this morning, with no joy to be found. The pickings were actually quite slim, so I went to CBEC afterward and checked out the rehab birds.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=12796\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12796\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12796\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=12796\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Red-Tailed-Hawk-96.png?fit=1024%2C660&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,660\" 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=\"Red Tailed Hawk \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Red-Tailed-Hawk-96.png?fit=584%2C376&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Red-Tailed-Hawk-96.png?resize=584%2C376&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Red Tailed Hawk \" width=\"584\" height=\"376\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Red-Tailed-Hawk-96.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Red-Tailed-Hawk-96.png?resize=150%2C96&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Red-Tailed-Hawk-96.png?resize=465%2C300&amp;ssl=1 465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=12797\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12797\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12797\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=12797\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Red-Tailed-Hawk-95.png?fit=1024%2C1007&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1007\" 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=\"Red Tailed Hawk 95\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Red-Tailed-Hawk-95.png?fit=584%2C574&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Red-Tailed-Hawk-95.png?resize=584%2C574&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Red Tailed Hawk 95\" width=\"584\" height=\"574\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Red-Tailed-Hawk-95.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Red-Tailed-Hawk-95.png?resize=150%2C147&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Red-Tailed-Hawk-95.png?resize=305%2C300&amp;ssl=1 305w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12810\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=12810\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12810\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12810\" data-attachment-id=\"12810\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=12810\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Red-Tailed-Hawk-97.png?fit=1024%2C730&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,730\" 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=\"Red Tailed Hawk \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This Red Tailed Hawk  has lost his left eye.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Red-Tailed-Hawk-97.png?fit=584%2C416&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Red-Tailed-Hawk-97.png?resize=584%2C416&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Red Tailed Hawk \" width=\"584\" height=\"416\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Red-Tailed-Hawk-97.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Red-Tailed-Hawk-97.png?resize=150%2C106&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Red-Tailed-Hawk-97.png?resize=420%2C300&amp;ssl=1 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12810\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Red Tailed Hawk  has lost his left eye.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=12799\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12799\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12799\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=12799\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Great-Blue-Heron-153.png?fit=1024%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,900\" 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=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Great-Blue-Heron-153.png?fit=584%2C513&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Great-Blue-Heron-153.png?resize=584%2C513&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Great Blue Heron\" width=\"584\" height=\"513\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Great-Blue-Heron-153.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Great-Blue-Heron-153.png?resize=150%2C131&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Great-Blue-Heron-153.png?resize=341%2C300&amp;ssl=1 341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12800\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=12800\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12800\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12800\" data-attachment-id=\"12800\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=12800\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Great-Blue-Heron-152.png?fit=1024%2C716&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,716\" 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 flew right at me.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Great-Blue-Heron-152.png?fit=584%2C408&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Great-Blue-Heron-152.png?resize=584%2C408&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Great Blue Heron\" width=\"584\" height=\"408\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Great-Blue-Heron-152.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Great-Blue-Heron-152.png?resize=150%2C104&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Great-Blue-Heron-152.png?resize=429%2C300&amp;ssl=1 429w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12800\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Great Blue Heron flew right at me.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=12801\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12801\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12801\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=12801\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Belted-Kingfisher-85.png?fit=582%2C426&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"582,426\" 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=\"Belted Kingfisher\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Belted-Kingfisher-85.png?fit=582%2C426&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Belted-Kingfisher-85.png?resize=582%2C426&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Belted Kingfisher\" width=\"582\" height=\"426\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Belted-Kingfisher-85.png?w=582&amp;ssl=1 582w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Belted-Kingfisher-85.png?resize=150%2C109&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Belted-Kingfisher-85.png?resize=409%2C300&amp;ssl=1 409w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=12802\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12802\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12802\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=12802\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Belted-Kingfisher-84.png?fit=474%2C378&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"474,378\" 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=\"Belted Kingfisher \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Belted-Kingfisher-84.png?fit=474%2C378&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Belted-Kingfisher-84.png?resize=474%2C378&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Belted Kingfisher\" width=\"474\" height=\"378\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Belted-Kingfisher-84.png?w=474&amp;ssl=1 474w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Belted-Kingfisher-84.png?resize=150%2C119&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Belted-Kingfisher-84.png?resize=376%2C300&amp;ssl=1 376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12803\" style=\"width: 559px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=12803\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12803\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12803\" data-attachment-id=\"12803\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=12803\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Belted-Kingfisher-83.png?fit=549%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"549,450\" 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=\"Belted Kingfisher \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This Belted Kingfisher was fishing in the same marsh pond as previously.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Belted-Kingfisher-83.png?fit=549%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Belted-Kingfisher-83.png?resize=549%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Belted Kingfisher 84\" width=\"549\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Belted-Kingfisher-83.png?w=549&amp;ssl=1 549w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Belted-Kingfisher-83.png?resize=150%2C122&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Belted-Kingfisher-83.png?resize=366%2C300&amp;ssl=1 366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 549px) 100vw, 549px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12803\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Belted Kingfisher was fishing in the same marsh pond as previously.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_12804\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=12804\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12804\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12804\" data-attachment-id=\"12804\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=12804\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Barred-Owl-4.png?fit=1024%2C908&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,908\" 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=\"Barred Owl\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This Barred Owl is also in rehab.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Barred-Owl-4.png?fit=584%2C518&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Barred-Owl-4.png?resize=584%2C518&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Barred Owl\" width=\"584\" height=\"518\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Barred-Owl-4.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Barred-Owl-4.png?resize=150%2C133&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Barred-Owl-4.png?resize=338%2C300&amp;ssl=1 338w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12804\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Barred Owl is also in rehab.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=12805\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12805\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12805\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=12805\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Bald-Eagle-231.png?fit=1024%2C1301&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1301\" 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=\"Bald Eagle\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Bald-Eagle-231.png?fit=584%2C742&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Bald-Eagle-231.png?resize=584%2C742&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bald Eagle\" width=\"584\" height=\"742\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Bald-Eagle-231.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Bald-Eagle-231.png?resize=118%2C150&amp;ssl=1 118w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Bald-Eagle-231.png?resize=236%2C300&amp;ssl=1 236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=12807\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12807\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12807\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=12807\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Bald-Eagle-227.png?resize=150%2C90&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Bald-Eagle-227.png?resize=497%2C300&amp;ssl=1 497w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_12806\" style=\"width: 1618px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=12806\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12806\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12806\" data-attachment-id=\"12806\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=12806\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Bald-Eagle-230.png?fit=1608%2C858&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1608,858\" 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=\"Bald Eagle\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;I saw several Bald Eagles today.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Bald-Eagle-230.png?fit=584%2C312&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Bald-Eagle-230.png?resize=584%2C312&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bald Eagle\" width=\"584\" height=\"312\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Bald-Eagle-230.png?w=1608&amp;ssl=1 1608w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Bald-Eagle-230.png?resize=150%2C80&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Bald-Eagle-230.png?resize=500%2C266&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Bald-Eagle-230.png?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12806\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I saw several Bald Eagles today.<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_12798\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=12798\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12798\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12798\" data-attachment-id=\"12798\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=12798\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Owl-Pellet-4.png?fit=1024%2C595&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,595\" 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=\"Mouse Bone\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This is a 5\/8&amp;#8243; mouse bone from an owl pellet. I reversed my 18-55mm lens and added a 20mm extension tube to get this image. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Owl-Pellet-4.png?fit=584%2C339&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Owl-Pellet-4.png?resize=584%2C339&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mouse Bone\" width=\"584\" height=\"339\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Owl-Pellet-4.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Owl-Pellet-4.png?resize=150%2C87&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Owl-Pellet-4.png?resize=500%2C290&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12798\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is a 5\/8&#8243; mouse bone from an owl pellet. I reversed my 18-55mm lens and added a 20mm extension tube to get this image.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\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%3D12795&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>I took another stab at the Bay Bridge Snowy Owl this morning, with no joy to be found. 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