{"id":13293,"date":"2014-01-29T19:21:26","date_gmt":"2014-01-30T00:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=13293"},"modified":"2014-01-29T19:22:14","modified_gmt":"2014-01-30T00:22:14","slug":"lesser-scaup-at-sandy-point-state-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=13293","title":{"rendered":"Lesser Scaup at Sandy Point State 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%3D13293&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 planned a trip to Thomas Point, but the gate was locked for some reason. Very annoying.<br \/>\nI decided to give Sandy Point a try, but there&#8217;s so much ice inshore that most birds are too far out for photos.<br \/>\nI did get a couple of shots, but it was a disappointing day.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=13294\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13294\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13294\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=13294\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Lesser-Scaup-121.png?fit=891%2C726&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"891,726\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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