{"id":14283,"date":"2014-03-24T18:48:15","date_gmt":"2014-03-24T22:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=14283"},"modified":"2015-02-01T05:44:43","modified_gmt":"2015-02-01T10:44:43","slug":"eastern-phoebe-at-governor-bridge-natural-area-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=14283","title":{"rendered":"Eastern Phoebe at Governor Bridge Natural Area"},"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%3D14283&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>Sunshine was promised, and delivered. I started the day at Governor Bridge, which was slow, but I found a few birds.<br \/>\nI stopped at Jonas Green on the way home, and found some fighting geese, as well as a few ducks.<br \/>\nC&#8217;mon, Spring<a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14288\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14288\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14288\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14288\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Eastern-Phoebe-58.png?fit=783%2C862&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"783,862\" 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=\"Eastern Phoebe\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Eastern-Phoebe-58.png?fit=584%2C643&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14288\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Eastern-Phoebe-58.png?resize=584%2C643&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Eastern Phoebe\" width=\"584\" height=\"643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Eastern-Phoebe-58.png?w=783&amp;ssl=1 783w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Eastern-Phoebe-58.png?resize=136%2C150&amp;ssl=1 136w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Eastern-Phoebe-58.png?resize=272%2C300&amp;ssl=1 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14289\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14289\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14289\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14289\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Eastern-Phoebe-59.png?fit=1024%2C1048&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1048\" 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=\"Eastern Phoebe 59\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Eastern-Phoebe-59.png?fit=584%2C598&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14289\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Eastern-Phoebe-59.png?resize=584%2C598&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Eastern Phoebe 59\" width=\"584\" height=\"598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Eastern-Phoebe-59.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Eastern-Phoebe-59.png?resize=146%2C150&amp;ssl=1 146w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Eastern-Phoebe-59.png?resize=293%2C300&amp;ssl=1 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14290\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14290\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14290\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14290\" data-attachment-id=\"14290\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14290\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Eastern-Phoebe-60.png?fit=1024%2C862&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,862\" 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=\"Eastern Phoebe\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;It&amp;#8217;s been a while since I&amp;#8217;ve seen an Eastern Phoebe. A sure sign of Spring.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Eastern-Phoebe-60.png?fit=584%2C492&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14290\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Eastern-Phoebe-60.png?resize=584%2C492&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Eastern Phoebe\" width=\"584\" height=\"492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Eastern-Phoebe-60.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Eastern-Phoebe-60.png?resize=150%2C126&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Eastern-Phoebe-60.png?resize=356%2C300&amp;ssl=1 356w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14290\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It&#8217;s been a while since I&#8217;ve seen an Eastern Phoebe. A sure sign of Spring.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14291\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14291\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14291\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14291\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Eastern-Phoebe-61.png?fit=1024%2C925&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,925\" 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=\"Eastern Phoebe\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Eastern-Phoebe-61.png?fit=584%2C528&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14291\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Eastern-Phoebe-61.png?resize=584%2C528&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Eastern Phoebe\" width=\"584\" height=\"528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Eastern-Phoebe-61.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Eastern-Phoebe-61.png?resize=150%2C135&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Eastern-Phoebe-61.png?resize=332%2C300&amp;ssl=1 332w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14292\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14292\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14292\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14292\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Canada-Goose-69.png?fit=1024%2C744&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,744\" 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=\"Canada Goose\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Canada-Goose-69.png?fit=584%2C424&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14292\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Canada-Goose-69.png?resize=584%2C424&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Canada Goose\" width=\"584\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Canada-Goose-69.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Canada-Goose-69.png?resize=150%2C108&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Canada-Goose-69.png?resize=412%2C300&amp;ssl=1 412w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14293\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14293\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14293\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14293\" 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height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Canada-Goose-70.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Canada-Goose-70.png?resize=150%2C97&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Canada-Goose-70.png?resize=461%2C300&amp;ssl=1 461w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14297\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14297\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14297\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14297\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Canada-Goose-74.png?fit=1024%2C774&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,774\" 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=\"Canada Goose\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Canada-Goose-74.png?fit=584%2C441&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14297\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Canada-Goose-74.png?resize=584%2C441&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Canada Goose\" width=\"584\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Canada-Goose-74.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Canada-Goose-74.png?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Canada-Goose-74.png?resize=396%2C300&amp;ssl=1 396w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14294\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14294\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14294\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14294\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Canada-Goose-71.png?fit=1024%2C807&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,807\" 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=\"Canada Goose\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Canada-Goose-71.png?fit=584%2C460&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14294\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Canada-Goose-71.png?resize=584%2C460&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Canada Goose\" width=\"584\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Canada-Goose-71.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Canada-Goose-71.png?resize=150%2C118&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Canada-Goose-71.png?resize=380%2C300&amp;ssl=1 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14300\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14300\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14300\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14300\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Canada-Goose-66.png?fit=1024%2C762&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,762\" 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=\"Canada Goose\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Canada-Goose-66.png?fit=584%2C435&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Canada-Goose-66.png?resize=584%2C435&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Canada Goose\" width=\"584\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Canada-Goose-66.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Canada-Goose-66.png?resize=150%2C111&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Canada-Goose-66.png?resize=403%2C300&amp;ssl=1 403w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14295\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14295\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14295\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14295\" data-attachment-id=\"14295\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14295\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Canada-Goose-72.png?fit=1024%2C829&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,829\" 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=\"Canada Goose\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;When Canada Geese are courting, they can be very aggressive. They are big birds (15 lbs.) and it&amp;#8217;s quite a sight.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Canada-Goose-72.png?fit=584%2C473&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14295\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Canada-Goose-72.png?resize=584%2C473&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Canada Goose\" width=\"584\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Canada-Goose-72.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Canada-Goose-72.png?resize=150%2C121&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Canada-Goose-72.png?resize=370%2C300&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14295\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">When Canada Geese are courting, they can be very aggressive. They are big birds (15 lbs.) and it&#8217;s quite a sight.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_14286\" style=\"width: 745px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14286\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14286\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14286\" data-attachment-id=\"14286\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14286\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Bald-Eagle-282.png?fit=735%2C772&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"735,772\" 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;This young Bald Eagle was looking for a meal in the lake.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Bald-Eagle-282.png?fit=584%2C613&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14286\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Bald-Eagle-282.png?resize=584%2C613&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bald Eagle\" width=\"584\" height=\"613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Bald-Eagle-282.png?w=735&amp;ssl=1 735w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Bald-Eagle-282.png?resize=142%2C150&amp;ssl=1 142w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Bald-Eagle-282.png?resize=285%2C300&amp;ssl=1 285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14286\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This young Bald Eagle was looking for a meal in the lake.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_14287\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14287\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14287\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14287\" data-attachment-id=\"14287\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14287\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Song-Sparrow-83.png?fit=1024%2C776&amp;ssl=1\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Song-Sparrow-83.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Song-Sparrow-83.png?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Song-Sparrow-83.png?resize=395%2C300&amp;ssl=1 395w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14287\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Song Sparrow was just relaxing in the Sun.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14298\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14298\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14298\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14298\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Gadwall-16.png?fit=984%2C882&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"984,882\" 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=\"Gadwall \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Gadwall-16.png?fit=584%2C523&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14298\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Gadwall-16.png?resize=584%2C523&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Gadwall \" width=\"584\" height=\"523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Gadwall-16.png?w=984&amp;ssl=1 984w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Gadwall-16.png?resize=150%2C134&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Gadwall-16.png?resize=334%2C300&amp;ssl=1 334w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14299\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14299\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14299\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14299\" data-attachment-id=\"14299\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14299\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Gadwall-17.png?fit=1024%2C737&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,737\" 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=\"Gadwall \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Several pairs of Gadwalls were foraging in the pond. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Gadwall-17.png?fit=584%2C420&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14299\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Gadwall-17.png?resize=584%2C420&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Gadwall \" width=\"584\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Gadwall-17.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, 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I started the day at Governor Bridge, which was slow, but I found a few birds. 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