{"id":21361,"date":"2015-01-19T19:17:26","date_gmt":"2015-01-20T00:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=21361"},"modified":"2015-01-21T05:03:52","modified_gmt":"2015-01-21T10:03:52","slug":"peregrine-falcon-at-possum-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=21361","title":{"rendered":"Peregrine Falcon at Possum 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%3D21361&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, and there wasn&#8217;t much activity at the point. I  spent some time watching a raft of Ruddy Ducks, and was rewarded with a raiding falcon.<br \/>\nI also stopped at Thomas Point, where the ducks seem to be returning, but not close enough for good photos yet.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_21366\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=21366\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21366\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21366\" data-attachment-id=\"21366\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=21366\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Surf-Scoter-67.png?fit=1024%2C716&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,716\" 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=\"Surf Scoter\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;My first Surf Scoter of the year flew right over my head.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Surf-Scoter-67.png?fit=584%2C408&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Surf-Scoter-67.png?resize=584%2C408&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Surf Scoter\" title=\"Surf Scoter\" width=\"584\" height=\"408\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Surf-Scoter-67.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Surf-Scoter-67.png?resize=150%2C105&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Surf-Scoter-67.png?resize=429%2C300&amp;ssl=1 429w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-21366\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My first Surf Scoter of the year flew right over my head.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=21372\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21372\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21372\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=21372\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Ruddy-Duck-77.png?fit=1024%2C992&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,992\" 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=\"Ruddy Duck 77\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Ruddy-Duck-77.png?fit=584%2C566&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Ruddy-Duck-77.png?resize=584%2C566&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ruddy Duck 77\" title=\"Ruddy Duck 77\" width=\"584\" height=\"566\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Ruddy-Duck-77.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Ruddy-Duck-77.png?resize=150%2C145&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Ruddy-Duck-77.png?resize=310%2C300&amp;ssl=1 310w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_21365\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=21365\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21365\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21365\" data-attachment-id=\"21365\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=21365\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Ruddy-Duck-76.png?fit=1024%2C785&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,785\" 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=\"Ruddy Duck\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Ruddy Ducks will often let you get very close.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Ruddy-Duck-76.png?fit=584%2C448&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Ruddy-Duck-76.png?resize=584%2C448&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ruddy Duck\" title=\"Ruddy Duck\" width=\"584\" height=\"448\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Ruddy-Duck-76.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Ruddy-Duck-76.png?resize=150%2C115&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Ruddy-Duck-76.png?resize=391%2C300&amp;ssl=1 391w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-21365\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ruddy Ducks will often let you get very close.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_21365\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=21365\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21365\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21365\" data-attachment-id=\"21365\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=21365\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Ruddy-Duck-76.png?fit=1024%2C785&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,785\" 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=\"Ruddy Duck\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Ruddy Ducks will often let you get very close.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Ruddy-Duck-76.png?fit=584%2C448&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Ruddy-Duck-76.png?resize=584%2C448&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ruddy Duck\" title=\"Ruddy Duck\" width=\"584\" height=\"448\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Ruddy-Duck-76.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Ruddy-Duck-76.png?resize=150%2C115&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Ruddy-Duck-76.png?resize=391%2C300&amp;ssl=1 391w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-21365\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ruddy Ducks will often let you get very close.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=21362\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21362\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21362\" 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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=\"Peregrine Falcon\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Peregrine-Falcon-11.png?fit=584%2C545&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Peregrine-Falcon-11.png?resize=584%2C545&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Peregrine Falcon\" title=\"Peregrine Falcon\" width=\"584\" height=\"545\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Peregrine-Falcon-11.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Peregrine-Falcon-11.png?resize=150%2C140&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Peregrine-Falcon-11.png?resize=322%2C300&amp;ssl=1 322w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_21368\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=21368\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21368\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21368\" data-attachment-id=\"21368\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=21368\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Peregrine-Falcon-10.png?fit=1024%2C787&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,787\" 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=\"Peregrine Falcon\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Wikipedia:&amp;#8221;The peregrine is renowned for its speed, reaching over 320 km\/h (200 mph) during its characteristic hunting stoop (high speed dive), making it the fastest member of the animal kingdom.&amp;#8221; An exciting find for me. It&amp;#8217;s only the fourth Peregrine I&amp;#8217;ve seen.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Peregrine-Falcon-10.png?fit=584%2C449&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Peregrine-Falcon-10.png?resize=584%2C449&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Peregrine Falcon\" title=\"Peregrine Falcon\" width=\"584\" height=\"449\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Peregrine-Falcon-10.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Peregrine-Falcon-10.png?resize=150%2C115&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Peregrine-Falcon-10.png?resize=390%2C300&amp;ssl=1 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-21368\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wikipedia:The peregrine is renowned for its speed, reaching over 320 km\/h (200 mph) during its characteristic hunting stoop (high speed dive), making it the fastest member of the animal kingdom.' An exciting find for me. It's only the fourth Peregrine I've seen.<\/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%3D21361&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, and there wasn&#8217;t much activity at the point. I spent some time watching a raft of Ruddy Ducks, and was rewarded with a raiding falcon. 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