{"id":2134,"date":"2012-09-15T18:21:29","date_gmt":"2012-09-15T22:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=2134"},"modified":"2017-11-11T04:15:32","modified_gmt":"2017-11-11T09:15:32","slug":"september-15-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=2134","title":{"rendered":"Slow Birding, Saved by a Bald Eagle"},"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%3D2134&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>Perfect weather once again, so I went back to Possum Point, which wasn&#8217;t nearly as good as previously. There&#8217;s a randomness to this bird watching stuff that is disappointing, but the exercise is good, and I did get a couple of good shots.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2135\" style=\"width: 4618px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=2135\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2135\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2135\" data-attachment-id=\"2135\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=2135\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Bay-Bridge-19.jpg?fit=4608%2C3072&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4608,3072\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1347692331&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;150&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;110&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bay-Bridge-19\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Sunrise at Possum Point can be beautiful, especially with the Chesapeake Bay Bridge in the background. The migrating geese are a bonus.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Bay-Bridge-19.jpg?fit=584%2C389&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2135\" title=\"Bay-Bridge-19\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Bay-Bridge-19.jpg?resize=584%2C389&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bay-Bridge-19\" width=\"584\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Bay-Bridge-19.jpg?w=4608&amp;ssl=1 4608w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Bay-Bridge-19.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Bay-Bridge-19.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Bay-Bridge-19.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Bay-Bridge-19.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Bay-Bridge-19.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2135\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunrise at Possum Point can be beautiful, especially with the Chesapeake Bay Bridge in the background. The migrating geese are a bonus.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2137\" style=\"width: 818px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/september-15-2012\/seagull\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2137\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2137\" data-attachment-id=\"2137\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=2137\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Seagull.jpg?fit=808%2C544&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"808,544\" 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=\"Seagull\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Just a Seagull in a cloudy sky.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Seagull.jpg?fit=584%2C393&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2137\" title=\"Seagull\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Seagull.jpg?resize=584%2C393&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Seagull\" width=\"584\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Seagull.jpg?w=808&amp;ssl=1 808w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Seagull.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Seagull.jpg?resize=445%2C300&amp;ssl=1 445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2137\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Just a Seagull in a cloudy sky.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2140\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/september-15-2012\/crow-14\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2140\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2140\" data-attachment-id=\"2140\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=2140\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Crow-14.jpg?fit=800%2C596&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,596\" 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=\"Crow \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;On a slow day even the ubiquitous Crows look good.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Crow-14.jpg?fit=584%2C435&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2140\" title=\"Crow \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Crow-14.jpg?resize=584%2C435&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Crow \" width=\"584\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Crow-14.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Crow-14.jpg?resize=300%2C223&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Crow-14.jpg?resize=402%2C300&amp;ssl=1 402w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2140\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On a slow day even the ubiquitous Crows look good.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2141\" style=\"width: 638px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/september-15-2012\/bald-eagle-6\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2141\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2141\" data-attachment-id=\"2141\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=2141\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Bald-Eagle-6.jpg?fit=628%2C432&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"628,432\" 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=\"Bald Eagle \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;I was a little slow in reacting, but at least you can tell it&amp;#8217;s a Bald Eagle . &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Bald-Eagle-6.jpg?fit=584%2C402&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2141\" title=\"Bald Eagle \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Bald-Eagle-6.jpg?resize=584%2C402&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bald Eagle \" width=\"584\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Bald-Eagle-6.jpg?w=628&amp;ssl=1 628w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Bald-Eagle-6.jpg?resize=300%2C206&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Bald-Eagle-6.jpg?resize=436%2C300&amp;ssl=1 436w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2141\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I was a little slow in reacting, but at least you can tell it&#8217;s a Bald Eagle .<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2143\" style=\"width: 1038px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/september-15-2012\/indigo-bunting-29\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2143\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2143\" data-attachment-id=\"2143\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=2143\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Indigo-Bunting-29.jpg?fit=1028%2C728&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1028,728\" 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=\"Indigo Bunting \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#8217;ve seen female Indigo Buntings in this spot several times. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Indigo-Bunting-29.jpg?fit=584%2C413&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2143\" title=\"Indigo Bunting \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Indigo-Bunting-29.jpg?resize=584%2C414&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Indigo Bunting \" width=\"584\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Indigo-Bunting-29.jpg?w=1028&amp;ssl=1 1028w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Indigo-Bunting-29.jpg?resize=300%2C212&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Indigo-Bunting-29.jpg?resize=1024%2C725&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Indigo-Bunting-29.jpg?resize=423%2C300&amp;ssl=1 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2143\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I&#8217;ve seen female Indigo Buntings in this spot several times.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/september-15-2012\/orchard-oriole-24\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2146\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2146\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=2146\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Orchard-Oriole-24.jpg?fit=1072%2C580&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1072,580\" 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=\"Orchard Oriole \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Orchard-Oriole-24.jpg?fit=584%2C316&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2146\" title=\"Orchard Oriole \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Orchard-Oriole-24.jpg?resize=584%2C316&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Orchard Oriole \" width=\"584\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Orchard-Oriole-24.jpg?w=1072&amp;ssl=1 1072w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Orchard-Oriole-24.jpg?resize=300%2C162&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Orchard-Oriole-24.jpg?resize=1024%2C554&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Orchard-Oriole-24.jpg?resize=500%2C270&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/september-15-2012\/orchard-oriole-25\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2149\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2149\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=2149\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Orchard-Oriole-25.jpg?fit=940%2C652&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"940,652\" 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=\"Orchard Oriole \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Orchard-Oriole-25.jpg?fit=584%2C405&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2149\" title=\"Orchard Oriole \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Orchard-Oriole-25.jpg?resize=584%2C405&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Orchard Oriole \" width=\"584\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Orchard-Oriole-25.jpg?w=940&amp;ssl=1 940w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Orchard-Oriole-25.jpg?resize=300%2C208&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Orchard-Oriole-25.jpg?resize=432%2C300&amp;ssl=1 432w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2145\" style=\"width: 818px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/september-15-2012\/orchard-oriole-23\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2145\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2145\" data-attachment-id=\"2145\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=2145\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Orchard-Oriole-23.jpg?fit=808%2C544&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"808,544\" 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=\"Orchard Oriole \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This Orchard Oriole was feeding rapidly.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Orchard-Oriole-23.jpg?fit=584%2C393&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2145\" title=\"Orchard Oriole \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Orchard-Oriole-23.jpg?resize=584%2C393&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Orchard Oriole \" width=\"584\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Orchard-Oriole-23.jpg?w=808&amp;ssl=1 808w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Orchard-Oriole-23.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Orchard-Oriole-23.jpg?resize=445%2C300&amp;ssl=1 445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2145\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Orchard Oriole was feeding rapidly.<\/p><\/div>\n\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe 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