{"id":14459,"date":"2014-04-03T18:38:16","date_gmt":"2014-04-03T22:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=14459"},"modified":"2014-04-03T18:53:16","modified_gmt":"2014-04-03T22:53:16","slug":"wood-duck-at-quiet-waters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=14459","title":{"rendered":"Wood Duck at Quiet Waters"},"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%3D14459&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 was calling for rain this morning, so I had planned other chores. When it started to look decent outside, I took a trip to Quiet Waters.<br \/>\nIt wasn&#8217;t as good as recently, but a few birds showed up to make it a worthwhile trip.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14463\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14463\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14463\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14463\" data-attachment-id=\"14463\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14463\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Canvasback-94.png?fit=1024%2C757&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,757\" 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=\"Canvasback \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;These Canvasback hens are still hanging around.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Canvasback-94.png?fit=584%2C432&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Canvasback-94.png?resize=584%2C432&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Canvasback \" width=\"584\" height=\"432\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Canvasback-94.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Canvasback-94.png?resize=150%2C110&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Canvasback-94.png?resize=405%2C300&amp;ssl=1 405w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14463\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">These Canvasback hens are still hanging around.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14460\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14460\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14460\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14460\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Double-Crested-Cormorant-65.png?fit=1024%2C947&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,947\" 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=\"Double Crested Cormorant\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Double-Crested-Cormorant-65.png?fit=584%2C540&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Double-Crested-Cormorant-65.png?resize=584%2C540&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Double Crested Cormorant\" width=\"584\" height=\"540\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Double-Crested-Cormorant-65.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Double-Crested-Cormorant-65.png?resize=150%2C138&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Double-Crested-Cormorant-65.png?resize=324%2C300&amp;ssl=1 324w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14461\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14461\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14461\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14461\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Double-Crested-Cormorant-66.png?fit=1024%2C851&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,851\" 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=\"Double Crested Cormorant\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Double-Crested-Cormorant-66.png?fit=584%2C485&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Double-Crested-Cormorant-66.png?resize=584%2C485&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Double Crested Cormorant\" width=\"584\" height=\"485\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Double-Crested-Cormorant-66.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Double-Crested-Cormorant-66.png?resize=150%2C124&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Double-Crested-Cormorant-66.png?resize=360%2C300&amp;ssl=1 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14464\" style=\"width: 879px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14464\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14464\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14464\" data-attachment-id=\"14464\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14464\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Double-Crested-Cormorant-67.png?fit=869%2C974&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"869,974\" 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=\"Double Crested Cormorant\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A single Double Crested Cormorant was feeding on the river.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Double-Crested-Cormorant-67.png?fit=584%2C655&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Double-Crested-Cormorant-67.png?resize=584%2C655&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Double Crested Cormorant\" width=\"584\" height=\"655\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Double-Crested-Cormorant-67.png?w=869&amp;ssl=1 869w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Double-Crested-Cormorant-67.png?resize=133%2C150&amp;ssl=1 133w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Double-Crested-Cormorant-67.png?resize=267%2C300&amp;ssl=1 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14464\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A single Double Crested Cormorant was feeding on the river.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/goL6jbhIMqE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14462\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14462\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14462\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14462\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Wood-Duck-106.png?fit=1024%2C688&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,688\" 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=\"Wood Duck \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Wood-Duck-106.png?fit=584%2C392&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Wood-Duck-106.png?resize=584%2C392&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Wood Duck \" width=\"584\" height=\"392\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Wood-Duck-106.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Wood-Duck-106.png?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Wood-Duck-106.png?resize=446%2C300&amp;ssl=1 446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14465\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14465\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14465\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14465\" data-attachment-id=\"14465\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14465\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Wood-Duck-105.png?fit=1024%2C780&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,780\" 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=\"Wood Duck \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;I would have liked a little more light for this Wood Duck. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Wood-Duck-105.png?fit=584%2C445&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Wood-Duck-105.png?resize=584%2C445&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Wood Duck \" width=\"584\" height=\"445\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Wood-Duck-105.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Wood-Duck-105.png?resize=150%2C114&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Wood-Duck-105.png?resize=393%2C300&amp;ssl=1 393w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14465\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I would have liked a little more light for this Wood Duck.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_14469\" style=\"width: 666px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14469\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14469\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14469\" data-attachment-id=\"14469\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=14469\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Termite-1.png?fit=656%2C524&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"656,524\" 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=\"Termite\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This may be a termite.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Termite-1.png?fit=584%2C466&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Termite-1.png?resize=584%2C466&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Termite\" width=\"584\" height=\"466\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Termite-1.png?w=656&amp;ssl=1 656w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Termite-1.png?resize=150%2C119&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Termite-1.png?resize=375%2C300&amp;ssl=1 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14469\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This may be a termite.<\/p><\/div>\n\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe 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When it started to look decent outside, I took a trip to Quiet Waters. It wasn&#8217;t as good as recently, but a few birds showed up &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=14459\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mybirdingday"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2xu3W-3Ld","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14459"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14459\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14471,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14459\/revisions\/14471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}