{"id":12973,"date":"2014-01-08T21:13:15","date_gmt":"2014-01-09T02:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=12973"},"modified":"2014-01-09T21:00:53","modified_gmt":"2014-01-10T02:00:53","slug":"hooded-mergansers-at-thomas-point-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=12973","title":{"rendered":"Hooded Mergansers at Thomas Point"},"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%3D12973&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 had to work early this morning, and nearly called off birding due to the cold weather. I&#8217;ve been cooped up too long with my sprain, so I decided to give Thomas Point a try and it worked out well.<br \/>\nBright sunshine and near zero wind made the cold bearable, and a few of the many ducks came in close enough for some decent images.<br \/>\nI&#8217;ve been processing images for three hours, so I&#8217;ll just post what I have and insert some IDs later.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=12978\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12978\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12978\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=12978\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Common-Goldeneye-42.png?fit=805%2C525&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"805,525\" 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=\"Common Goldeneye 42\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Common-Goldeneye-42.png?fit=584%2C381&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Common-Goldeneye-42.png?resize=584%2C381&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Common Goldeneye 42\" width=\"584\" height=\"381\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12978\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Common-Goldeneye-42.png?w=805&amp;ssl=1 805w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Common-Goldeneye-42.png?resize=150%2C97&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Common-Goldeneye-42.png?resize=460%2C300&amp;ssl=1 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/>Common Goldeneye Female<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=12993\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12993\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12993\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=12993\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Hooded-Merganser-77.png?fit=1024%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,675\" 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=\"Hooded Merganser 77\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Hooded-Merganser-77.png?fit=584%2C385&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Hooded-Merganser-77.png?resize=584%2C385&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Hooded Merganser 77\" width=\"584\" height=\"385\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Hooded-Merganser-77.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, 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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=\"Hooded Merganser 65\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Hooded-Merganser-65.png?fit=584%2C376&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Hooded-Merganser-65.png?resize=584%2C376&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Hooded Merganser 65\" width=\"584\" height=\"376\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Hooded-Merganser-65.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Hooded-Merganser-67.png?resize=150%2C128&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Hooded-Merganser-67.png?resize=351%2C300&amp;ssl=1 351w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=12979\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12979\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12979\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=12979\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Red-Breasted-Merganser-52.png?fit=716%2C511&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"716,511\" 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 Breasted Merganser 52\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Red-Breasted-Merganser-52.png?fit=584%2C417&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Red-Breasted-Merganser-52.png?resize=584%2C417&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Red Breasted Merganser 52\" width=\"584\" height=\"417\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12979\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Red-Breasted-Merganser-52.png?w=716&amp;ssl=1 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