{"id":20791,"date":"2014-12-21T18:55:22","date_gmt":"2014-12-21T23:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=20791"},"modified":"2014-12-21T19:12:03","modified_gmt":"2014-12-22T00:12:03","slug":"red-breasted-merganser-at-thomas-point-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=20791","title":{"rendered":"Red Breasted Merganser 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%3D20791&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>It was very cloudy this morning, so I didn&#8217;t leave the house &#8217;til 8:30. That worked out, as Thomas Point was pretty dead through 9:00. A few swans passed over, an eagle was perched in the trees, and several small flocks of Buffleheads were in the area. The Merganser was a singleton, and first of the season.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20794\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=20794\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20794\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20794\" data-attachment-id=\"20794\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=20794\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Ring-Billed-Gull-74.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;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ring Billed Gull\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Only a few Ring Billed Gulls were in the area. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Ring-Billed-Gull-74.png?fit=584%2C492&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Ring-Billed-Gull-74.png?resize=584%2C492&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ring Billed Gull \" title=\"Ring Billed Gull\" width=\"584\" height=\"492\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20794\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Ring-Billed-Gull-74.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Ring-Billed-Gull-74.png?resize=150%2C126&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Ring-Billed-Gull-74.png?resize=356%2C300&amp;ssl=1 356w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-20794\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Only a few Ring Billed Gulls were in the area.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=20799\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20799\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20799\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=20799\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Tundra-Swan-79.png?fit=1938%2C1747&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1938,1747\" 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=\"Tundra Swan 79\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Tundra-Swan-79.png?fit=584%2C526&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Tundra-Swan-79.png?resize=584%2C526&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Tundra Swan 79\" title=\"Tundra Swan 79\" width=\"584\" height=\"526\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Tundra-Swan-79.png?w=1938&amp;ssl=1 1938w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Tundra-Swan-79.png?resize=150%2C135&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Tundra-Swan-79.png?resize=333%2C300&amp;ssl=1 333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Tundra-Swan-79.png?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Tundra-Swan-79.png?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20792\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=20792\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20792\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20792\" data-attachment-id=\"20792\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=20792\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Tundra-Swan-77.png?fit=1024%2C777&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,777\" 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=\"Tundra Swan\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Tundra Swans tend to stay near the shore, where many locals feed them.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Tundra-Swan-77.png?fit=584%2C443&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Tundra-Swan-77.png?resize=584%2C443&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Tundra Swan\" title=\"Tundra Swan\" width=\"584\" height=\"443\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Tundra-Swan-77.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Tundra-Swan-77.png?resize=150%2C114&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Tundra-Swan-77.png?resize=395%2C300&amp;ssl=1 395w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-20792\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tundra Swans tend to stay near the shore, where many locals feed them.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_20793\" style=\"width: 941px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=20793\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20793\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20793\" data-attachment-id=\"20793\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=20793\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Red-Breasted-Merganser-114.png?fit=931%2C798&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"931,798\" 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 Breasted Merganser\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This Red Breasted Merganser flew by very quickly, and I didn&amp;#8217;t recognize it until I checked it on the LCD screen.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Red-Breasted-Merganser-114.png?fit=584%2C501&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Red-Breasted-Merganser-114.png?resize=584%2C501&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Red Breasted Merganser \" title=\"Red Breasted Merganser\" width=\"584\" height=\"501\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20793\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Red-Breasted-Merganser-114.png?w=931&amp;ssl=1 931w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Red-Breasted-Merganser-114.png?resize=150%2C129&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Red-Breasted-Merganser-114.png?resize=350%2C300&amp;ssl=1 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-20793\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Red Breasted Merganser flew by very quickly, and I didn't recognize it until I checked it on the LCD screen.<\/p><\/div>\n\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%3D20791&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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was very cloudy this morning, so I didn&#8217;t leave the house &#8217;til 8:30. 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