{"id":17911,"date":"2014-08-08T20:07:24","date_gmt":"2014-08-09T00:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=17911"},"modified":"2015-01-26T07:34:43","modified_gmt":"2015-01-26T12:34:43","slug":"ruby-throated-hummingbird-at-governor-bridge-natural-area-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=17911","title":{"rendered":"Ruby Throated Hummingbird 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%3D17911&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 perfect weather continues, and I went back to Governor Bridge to see if I could get lucky again. I spent too much time on hummingbirds, but there wasn&#8217;t much else in the way of birds.<br \/>\nThe bugs were limited as well.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=17925\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-17925\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17925\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=17925\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Ruby-Throated-Hummingbird-214.png?fit=1024%2C1044&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1044\" 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=\"Ruby Throated Hummingbird \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Ruby-Throated-Hummingbird-214.png?fit=584%2C595&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17925\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Ruby-Throated-Hummingbird-214.png?resize=584%2C595&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ruby Throated Hummingbird\" width=\"584\" height=\"595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Ruby-Throated-Hummingbird-214.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Ruby-Throated-Hummingbird-214.png?resize=147%2C150&amp;ssl=1 147w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Ruby-Throated-Hummingbird-214.png?resize=294%2C300&amp;ssl=1 294w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a 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data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Ruby-Throated-Hummingbird-215.png?fit=584%2C501&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17924\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Ruby-Throated-Hummingbird-215.png?resize=584%2C501&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ruby Throated Hummingbird\" width=\"584\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Ruby-Throated-Hummingbird-215.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Ruby-Throated-Hummingbird-215.png?resize=150%2C128&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Ruby-Throated-Hummingbird-215.png?resize=349%2C300&amp;ssl=1 349w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=17923\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-17923\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17923\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=17923\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Ruby-Throated-Hummingbird-2111.png?fit=1024%2C909&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,909\" 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=\"Ruby Throated Hummingbird \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Ruby-Throated-Hummingbird-2111.png?fit=584%2C518&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17923\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Ruby-Throated-Hummingbird-2111.png?resize=584%2C518&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ruby Throated Hummingbird\" width=\"584\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Ruby-Throated-Hummingbird-2111.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Ruby-Throated-Hummingbird-2111.png?resize=150%2C133&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Ruby-Throated-Hummingbird-2111.png?resize=337%2C300&amp;ssl=1 337w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=17922\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-17922\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17922\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=17922\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Ruby-Throated-Hummingbird-212.png?fit=1024%2C987&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,987\" 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=\"Ruby Throated Hummingbird \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Ruby-Throated-Hummingbird-212.png?fit=584%2C563&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17922\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Ruby-Throated-Hummingbird-212.png?resize=584%2C563&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ruby Throated Hummingbird\" width=\"584\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Ruby-Throated-Hummingbird-212.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Ruby-Throated-Hummingbird-212.png?resize=150%2C144&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Ruby-Throated-Hummingbird-212.png?resize=311%2C300&amp;ssl=1 311w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17926\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=17926\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-17926\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17926\" data-attachment-id=\"17926\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=17926\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Ruby-Throated-Hummingbird-213.png?fit=1024%2C808&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,808\" 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=\"Ruby Throated Hummingbird \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;I found where the Ruby Throated Hummingbirds were feeding and spent a lot of time trying to get a decent shot. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Ruby-Throated-Hummingbird-213.png?fit=584%2C461&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17926\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Ruby-Throated-Hummingbird-213.png?resize=584%2C461&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ruby Throated Hummingbird \" width=\"584\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Ruby-Throated-Hummingbird-213.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Ruby-Throated-Hummingbird-213.png?resize=150%2C118&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Ruby-Throated-Hummingbird-213.png?resize=380%2C300&amp;ssl=1 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17926\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I found where the Ruby Throated Hummingbirds were feeding and spent a lot of time trying to get a decent shot.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=17921\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-17921\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17921\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=17921\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Caterpillar-148.png?fit=1024%2C1822&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1822\" 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=\"Caterpillar 148\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" 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