{"id":25472,"date":"2015-02-24T19:31:52","date_gmt":"2015-02-25T00:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=25472"},"modified":"2015-02-25T03:24:48","modified_gmt":"2015-02-25T08:24:48","slug":"red-breasted-merganser-at-sandy-point-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=25472","title":{"rendered":"Red Breasted Merganser at Sandy 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%3D25472&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>Our local parks are closed on Tuesdays, so I took another stab at Sandy Point this morning.<\/p>\n<p>I arrived about noon, and noticed that the ice had blown onshore in the last two days. The ducks weren&#8217;t as numerous, but the merganser was a nice find.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25484\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=25484\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25484\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25484\" data-attachment-id=\"25484\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=25484\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Sandy-Point-6.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,683\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D7100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1424788914&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sandy Point 6\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This image of the Lighthouse gives an idea of how much ice there is.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Sandy-Point-6.jpg?fit=584%2C390&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25484\" title=\"Sandy Point 6\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Sandy-Point-6.jpg?resize=584%2C390&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sandy Point 6\" width=\"584\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Sandy-Point-6.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Sandy-Point-6.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Sandy-Point-6.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25484\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This image of the Lighthouse gives an idea of how much ice there is.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=25473\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25473\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25473\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=25473\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Ruddy-Duck-89.jpg?fit=1024%2C715&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,715\" 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;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ruddy Duck 89\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Ruddy-Duck-89.jpg?fit=584%2C408&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25473\" title=\"Ruddy Duck 89\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Ruddy-Duck-89.jpg?resize=584%2C408&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ruddy Duck 89\" width=\"584\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Ruddy-Duck-89.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Ruddy-Duck-89.jpg?resize=150%2C105&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Ruddy-Duck-89.jpg?resize=430%2C300&amp;ssl=1 430w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25478\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=25478\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25478\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25478\" data-attachment-id=\"25478\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=25478\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Ruddy-Duck-90.jpg?fit=1024%2C703&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,703\" 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;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ruddy Duck 90\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Several Ruddy Ducks were feeding close to shore.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Ruddy-Duck-90.jpg?fit=584%2C401&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25478\" title=\"Ruddy Duck 90\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Ruddy-Duck-90.jpg?resize=584%2C401&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ruddy Duck 90\" width=\"584\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Ruddy-Duck-90.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Ruddy-Duck-90.jpg?resize=150%2C103&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Ruddy-Duck-90.jpg?resize=437%2C300&amp;ssl=1 437w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25478\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Several Ruddy Ducks were feeding close to shore.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=25482\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25482\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25482\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=25482\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Bufflehead-176.jpg?fit=1024%2C756&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,756\" 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;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bufflehead 176\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Bufflehead-176.jpg?fit=584%2C431&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25482\" title=\"Bufflehead 176\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Bufflehead-176.jpg?resize=584%2C431&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bufflehead 176\" width=\"584\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Bufflehead-176.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Bufflehead-176.jpg?resize=150%2C111&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Bufflehead-176.jpg?resize=406%2C300&amp;ssl=1 406w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=25474\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25474\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25474\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=25474\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Lesser-Scaup-182.jpg?fit=1024%2C780&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,780\" 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;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lesser Scaup 182\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Lesser-Scaup-182.jpg?fit=584%2C445&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25474\" title=\"Lesser Scaup 182\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Lesser-Scaup-182.jpg?resize=584%2C445&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Lesser Scaup 182\" width=\"584\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Lesser-Scaup-182.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Lesser-Scaup-182.jpg?resize=150%2C114&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Lesser-Scaup-182.jpg?resize=394%2C300&amp;ssl=1 394w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=25476\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25476\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25476\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=25476\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Lesser-Scaup-181.jpg?fit=1024%2C795&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,795\" 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;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lesser Scaup 181\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Lesser-Scaup-181.jpg?fit=584%2C453&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25476\" title=\"Lesser Scaup 181\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Lesser-Scaup-181.jpg?resize=584%2C453&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Lesser Scaup 181\" width=\"584\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Lesser-Scaup-181.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Lesser-Scaup-181.jpg?resize=150%2C116&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Lesser-Scaup-181.jpg?resize=386%2C300&amp;ssl=1 386w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25477\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=25477\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25477\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25477\" data-attachment-id=\"25477\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=25477\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Lesser-Scaup-183.jpg?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;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lesser Scaup 183\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;There were large flocks of Lesser Scaup out in the bay.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Lesser-Scaup-183.jpg?fit=584%2C492&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25477\" title=\"Lesser Scaup 183\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Lesser-Scaup-183.jpg?resize=584%2C492&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Lesser Scaup 183\" width=\"584\" height=\"492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Lesser-Scaup-183.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Lesser-Scaup-183.jpg?resize=150%2C126&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Lesser-Scaup-183.jpg?resize=356%2C300&amp;ssl=1 356w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25477\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There were large flocks of Lesser Scaup out in the bay.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_25475\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=25475\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25475\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25475\" data-attachment-id=\"25475\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=25475\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Red-Breasted-Merganser-1171.jpg?fit=1024%2C749&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,749\" 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;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Red Breasted Merganser 117\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This Red Breasted Merganser was feeding with a flock of Lesser Scaup.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Red-Breasted-Merganser-1171.jpg?fit=584%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25475\" title=\"Red Breasted Merganser 117\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Red-Breasted-Merganser-1171.jpg?resize=584%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Red Breasted Merganser 117\" width=\"584\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Red-Breasted-Merganser-1171.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Red-Breasted-Merganser-1171.jpg?resize=150%2C110&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Red-Breasted-Merganser-1171.jpg?resize=410%2C300&amp;ssl=1 410w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25475\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Red Breasted Merganser was feeding with a flock of Lesser Scaup.<\/p><\/div>\n\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe 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I arrived about noon, and noticed that the ice had blown onshore in the last two days. The ducks weren&#8217;t as numerous, but &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=25472\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mybirdingday"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2xu3W-6CQ","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25472","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25472"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25472\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25485,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25472\/revisions\/25485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}