{"id":20206,"date":"2014-11-22T19:15:13","date_gmt":"2014-11-23T00:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=20206"},"modified":"2014-11-22T19:26:20","modified_gmt":"2014-11-23T00:26:20","slug":"bald-eagle-at-thomas-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=20206","title":{"rendered":"Bald Eagle at Thomas Point"},"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%3D20206&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>I got to Quiet Waters around 7:00 and spent an hour without finding much. Ducks are still scarce in the park.<br \/>\nThomas Point was a little better, but the only ducks were Buffleheads and Mallards. <\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20216\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=20216\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20216\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20216\" data-attachment-id=\"20216\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=20216\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Fox-13.png?fit=1024%2C788&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,788\" 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=\"Fox \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This Fox  was in the shadows, and I thought it was a dog at first.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Fox-13.png?fit=584%2C449&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Fox-13.png?resize=584%2C449&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fox \" title=\"Fox \" width=\"584\" height=\"449\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Fox-13.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Fox-13.png?resize=150%2C115&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Fox-13.png?resize=389%2C300&amp;ssl=1 389w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-20216\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Fox  was in the shadows, and I thought it was a dog at first.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_20211\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=20211\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20211\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20211\" data-attachment-id=\"20211\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=20211\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Great-Blue-Heron-212.png?fit=1024%2C979&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,979\" 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=\"Great Blue Heron\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;I often see a Great Blue Heron in the cove at Quiet Waters, and I wonder if it&amp;#8217;s the same one.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Great-Blue-Heron-212.png?fit=584%2C558&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Great-Blue-Heron-212.png?resize=584%2C558&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Great Blue Heron\" title=\"Great Blue Heron\" width=\"584\" height=\"558\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Great-Blue-Heron-212.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Great-Blue-Heron-212.png?resize=150%2C143&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Great-Blue-Heron-212.png?resize=313%2C300&amp;ssl=1 313w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-20211\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I often see a Great Blue Heron in the cove at Quiet Waters, and I wonder if it's the same one.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_20207\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=20207\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20207\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20207\" data-attachment-id=\"20207\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=20207\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mallard-105.png?fit=1024%2C690&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,690\" 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=\"Mallard\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;There are almost always Mallards around.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mallard-105.png?fit=584%2C394&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mallard-105.png?resize=584%2C394&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mallard\" title=\"Mallard\" width=\"584\" height=\"394\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mallard-105.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mallard-105.png?resize=150%2C101&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mallard-105.png?resize=445%2C300&amp;ssl=1 445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-20207\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There are almost always Mallards around.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=20210\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20210\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20210\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=20210\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Bald-Eagle-290.png?fit=1024%2C1028&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1028\" 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=\"Bald Eagle\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Bald-Eagle-290.png?fit=584%2C586&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Bald-Eagle-290.png?resize=584%2C586&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bald Eagle\" title=\"Bald Eagle\" width=\"584\" height=\"586\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Bald-Eagle-290.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Bald-Eagle-290.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Bald-Eagle-290.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Bald-Eagle-290.png?resize=298%2C300&amp;ssl=1 298w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=20208\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20208\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20208\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=20208\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Bald-Eagle-289.png?fit=1024%2C753&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,753\" 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=\"Bald Eagle\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Bald-Eagle-289.png?fit=584%2C429&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Bald-Eagle-289.png?resize=584%2C429&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bald Eagle\" title=\"Bald Eagle\" width=\"584\" height=\"429\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Bald-Eagle-289.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Bald-Eagle-289.png?resize=150%2C110&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Bald-Eagle-289.png?resize=407%2C300&amp;ssl=1 407w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20209\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=20209\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20209\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20209\" data-attachment-id=\"20209\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=20209\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Bald-Eagle-288.png?fit=1024%2C767&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,767\" 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=\"Bald Eagle\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;I arrived at the point just in time to see this Bald Eagle flying over.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Bald-Eagle-288.png?fit=584%2C437&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Bald-Eagle-288.png?resize=584%2C437&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bald Eagle\" title=\"Bald Eagle\" width=\"584\" height=\"437\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Bald-Eagle-288.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Bald-Eagle-288.png?resize=150%2C112&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Bald-Eagle-288.png?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-20209\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I arrived at the point just in time to see this Bald Eagle flying over.<\/p><\/div>\n\n<!-- Facebook Like Button 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Ducks are still scarce in the park. 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