{"id":19350,"date":"2014-10-06T19:53:26","date_gmt":"2014-10-06T23:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=19350"},"modified":"2014-10-06T20:00:16","modified_gmt":"2014-10-07T00:00:16","slug":"snowy-egret-at-terrapin-nature-park-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=19350","title":{"rendered":"Snowy Egret at Terrapin Nature 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%3D19350&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 weather was nearly perfect again, but the migrants just didn&#8217;t show.<br \/>\nI spent quite some time searching likely spots, but to no avail. Fortunately, a few resident birds cooperated.<br \/>\nInsects were scarce as well.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19352\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=19352\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19352\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19352\" data-attachment-id=\"19352\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=19352\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Cardinal-168.png?fit=1024%2C748&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,748\" 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;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Northern Cardinal \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Northern Cardinals are still abundant. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Cardinal-168.png?fit=584%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Cardinal-168.png?resize=584%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Northern Cardinal \" title=\"Northern Cardinal \" width=\"584\" height=\"427\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Cardinal-168.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Cardinal-168.png?resize=150%2C109&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Cardinal-168.png?resize=410%2C300&amp;ssl=1 410w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19352\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Northern Cardinals are still abundant.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_19355\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=19355\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19355\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19355\" data-attachment-id=\"19355\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=19355\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Red-Bellied-Woodpecker-154.png?fit=1024%2C1255&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1255\" 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;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Red Bellied Woodpecker \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This female Red Bellied Woodpecker was very vocal.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Red-Bellied-Woodpecker-154.png?fit=584%2C716&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Red-Bellied-Woodpecker-154.png?resize=584%2C716&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Red Bellied Woodpecker \" title=\"Red Bellied Woodpecker \" width=\"584\" height=\"716\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Red-Bellied-Woodpecker-154.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Red-Bellied-Woodpecker-154.png?resize=122%2C150&amp;ssl=1 122w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Red-Bellied-Woodpecker-154.png?resize=244%2C300&amp;ssl=1 244w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19355\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This female Red Bellied Woodpecker was very vocal.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_19353\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=19353\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19353\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19353\" data-attachment-id=\"19353\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=19353\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Osprey-256.png?fit=1024%2C1114&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1114\" 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;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This Osprey is still hanging out when most of buddies have moved South.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Osprey-256.png?fit=584%2C635&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Osprey-256.png?resize=584%2C635&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Osprey \" title=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"635\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Osprey-256.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Osprey-256.png?resize=137%2C150&amp;ssl=1 137w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Osprey-256.png?resize=275%2C300&amp;ssl=1 275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19353\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Osprey is still hanging out when most of buddies have moved South.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_19354\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=19354\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19354\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19354\" data-attachment-id=\"19354\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=19354\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Snowy-Egret-102.png?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1024\" 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;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Snowy Egret \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;I usually see Snowy Egrets wading, not in a tree.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Snowy-Egret-102.png?fit=584%2C584&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Snowy-Egret-102.png?resize=584%2C584&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Snowy Egret\" title=\"Snowy Egret \" width=\"584\" height=\"584\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Snowy-Egret-102.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Snowy-Egret-102.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Snowy-Egret-102.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19354\" 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