{"id":14114,"date":"2014-03-16T18:36:36","date_gmt":"2014-03-16T22:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=14114"},"modified":"2014-03-16T19:47:31","modified_gmt":"2014-03-16T23:47:31","slug":"surf-scoters-at-thomas-point-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=14114","title":{"rendered":"Surf Scoters at Thomas Point 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%3D14114&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>The weatherman has been consistently wrong for two days now. &#8220;Sunny and 61&#8221; turned out to be cloudy and 40. Who will rid me of this troublesome Winter?<br \/>\nI started at Quiet Waters, where I found some good birds in poor light, then made a fast trip to Thomas Point, where the strong North wind was cold and uncomfortable.<br \/>\nSome Mergansers and Scoters posed willingly, making for a decent day overall.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/czsIQ2LhzeM?list=UU9NyMTKzdXm8oymuwz5Xqng\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14115\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14115\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14115\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14115\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Red-Breasted-Merganser-901.png?fit=1009%2C955&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1009,955\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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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=\"Red Breasted Merganser\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Red-Breasted-Merganser-911.png?fit=584%2C459&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Red-Breasted-Merganser-911.png?resize=584%2C459&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Red Breasted Merganser\" width=\"584\" height=\"459\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Red-Breasted-Merganser-911.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=\"Red Breasted Merganser\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Red-Breasted-Merganser-871.png?fit=584%2C390&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Red-Breasted-Merganser-871.png?resize=584%2C390&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Red Breasted Merganser\" width=\"584\" height=\"390\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Red-Breasted-Merganser-871.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Red-Breasted-Merganser-871.png?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Red-Breasted-Merganser-871.png?resize=449%2C300&amp;ssl=1 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14117\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14117\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14117\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14117\" data-attachment-id=\"14117\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14117\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Red-Breasted-Merganser-881.png?fit=1024%2C733&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,733\" 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\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;I seldom see so many Red Breasted Mergansers.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Red-Breasted-Merganser-881.png?fit=584%2C418&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Red-Breasted-Merganser-881.png?resize=584%2C418&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Red Breasted Merganser\" width=\"584\" height=\"418\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Red-Breasted-Merganser-881.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Red-Breasted-Merganser-881.png?resize=150%2C107&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Red-Breasted-Merganser-881.png?resize=419%2C300&amp;ssl=1 419w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14117\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I seldom see so many Red Breasted Mergansers.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14118\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14118\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14118\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14118\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Belted-Kingfisher-93.png?fit=1024%2C886&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,886\" 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\/2014\/03\/Belted-Kingfisher-93.png?fit=584%2C505&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Belted-Kingfisher-93.png?resize=584%2C505&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Belted Kingfisher \" width=\"584\" height=\"505\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Belted-Kingfisher-93.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Belted-Kingfisher-93.png?resize=150%2C129&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Belted-Kingfisher-93.png?resize=346%2C300&amp;ssl=1 346w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14119\" style=\"width: 1009px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14119\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14119\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14119\" data-attachment-id=\"14119\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14119\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Belted-Kingfisher-921.png?fit=999%2C951&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"999,951\" 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;Some day I&amp;#8217;ll get a Belted Kingfisher in perfect light.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Belted-Kingfisher-921.png?fit=584%2C556&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Belted-Kingfisher-921.png?resize=584%2C556&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Belted Kingfisher \" width=\"584\" height=\"556\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Belted-Kingfisher-921.png?w=999&amp;ssl=1 999w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Belted-Kingfisher-921.png?resize=150%2C142&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Belted-Kingfisher-921.png?resize=315%2C300&amp;ssl=1 315w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14119\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some day I&#8217;ll get a Belted Kingfisher in perfect light.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14129\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14129\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14129\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14129\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Surf-Scoter-65.png?fit=1024%2C997&amp;ssl=1\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Surf-Scoter-65.png?resize=150%2C146&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Surf-Scoter-65.png?resize=308%2C300&amp;ssl=1 308w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14127\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14127\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14127\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14127\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Surf-Scoter-64.png?fit=1024%2C782&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,782\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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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=\"Surf Scoter \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;It&amp;#8217;s getting late for Surf Scoters. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Surf-Scoter-63.png?fit=584%2C413&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Surf-Scoter-63.png?resize=584%2C413&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Surf Scoter \" width=\"584\" height=\"413\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Surf-Scoter-63.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Surf-Scoter-63.png?resize=150%2C106&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Surf-Scoter-63.png?resize=423%2C300&amp;ssl=1 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14122\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It&#8217;s getting late for Surf Scoters.<\/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%3D14114&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>The weatherman has been 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