{"id":27417,"date":"2015-06-01T20:02:29","date_gmt":"2015-06-02T00:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=27417"},"modified":"2015-06-02T04:00:07","modified_gmt":"2015-06-02T08:00:07","slug":"horseshoe-crab-at-sandy-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=27417","title":{"rendered":"Horseshoe Crab 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%3D27417&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 verging on rain when I left the house, so I went to Sandy Point to see if any sea birds were around. It did rain for a short time, so I didn&#8217;t stay long.<\/p>\n<p>Greenbury Point is on the way home, so I stopped for a quick bug hunt, which was mildly successful.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=27434\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-27434\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27434\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=27434\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Great-Blue-Heron-320.jpg?fit=1024%2C871&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,871\" 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=\"Great Blue Heron 320\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Great-Blue-Heron-320.jpg?fit=584%2C497&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27434\" title=\"Great Blue Heron 320\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Great-Blue-Heron-320.jpg?resize=584%2C497&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Great Blue Heron 320\" width=\"584\" height=\"497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Great-Blue-Heron-320.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Great-Blue-Heron-320.jpg?resize=150%2C128&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Great-Blue-Heron-320.jpg?resize=353%2C300&amp;ssl=1 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=27436\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-27436\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27436\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=27436\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Great-Blue-Heron-321.jpg?fit=1024%2C1043&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1043\" 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=\"Great Blue Heron 321\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Great-Blue-Heron-321.jpg?fit=584%2C595&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27436\" title=\"Great Blue Heron 321\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Great-Blue-Heron-321.jpg?resize=584%2C595&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Great Blue Heron 321\" width=\"584\" height=\"595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Great-Blue-Heron-321.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Great-Blue-Heron-321.jpg?resize=147%2C150&amp;ssl=1 147w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Great-Blue-Heron-321.jpg?resize=295%2C300&amp;ssl=1 295w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_27423\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=27423\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-27423\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27423\" data-attachment-id=\"27423\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=27423\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Great-Blue-Heron-319.jpg?fit=1024%2C965&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,965\" 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=\"Great Blue Heron 319\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This Great Blue Heron was fishing in the surf at Sandy Point.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Great-Blue-Heron-319.jpg?fit=584%2C550&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27423\" title=\"Great Blue Heron 319\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Great-Blue-Heron-319.jpg?resize=584%2C550&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Great Blue Heron 319\" width=\"584\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Great-Blue-Heron-319.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Great-Blue-Heron-319.jpg?resize=150%2C141&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Great-Blue-Heron-319.jpg?resize=318%2C300&amp;ssl=1 318w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-27423\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Great Blue Heron was fishing in the surf at Sandy Point.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=27435\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-27435\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27435\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=27435\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Yellow-Breasted-Chat-204.jpg?fit=966%2C697&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"966,697\" 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=\"Yellow Breasted Chat 204\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Yellow-Breasted-Chat-204.jpg?fit=584%2C421&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27435\" title=\"Yellow Breasted Chat 204\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Yellow-Breasted-Chat-204.jpg?resize=584%2C421&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Yellow Breasted Chat 204\" width=\"584\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Yellow-Breasted-Chat-204.jpg?w=966&amp;ssl=1 966w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Yellow-Breasted-Chat-204.jpg?resize=150%2C108&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Yellow-Breasted-Chat-204.jpg?resize=416%2C300&amp;ssl=1 416w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_27424\" style=\"width: 772px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=27424\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-27424\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27424\" data-attachment-id=\"27424\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=27424\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Yellow-Breasted-Chat-203.jpg?fit=762%2C660&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"762,660\" 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=\"Yellow Breasted Chat 203\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;You can  rely on Greenbury Point for Yellow Breasted Chats.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Yellow-Breasted-Chat-203.jpg?fit=584%2C506&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27424\" title=\"Yellow Breasted Chat 203\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Yellow-Breasted-Chat-203.jpg?resize=584%2C506&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Yellow Breasted Chat 203\" width=\"584\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Yellow-Breasted-Chat-203.jpg?w=762&amp;ssl=1 762w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Yellow-Breasted-Chat-203.jpg?resize=150%2C130&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Yellow-Breasted-Chat-203.jpg?resize=346%2C300&amp;ssl=1 346w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-27424\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">You can rely on Greenbury Point for Yellow Breasted Chats.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=27438\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-27438\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27438\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=27438\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Horseshoe-Crab-2.jpg?fit=1024%2C804&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,804\" 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=\"Horseshoe Crab 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Horseshoe-Crab-2.jpg?fit=584%2C459&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27438\" title=\"Horseshoe Crab 2\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Horseshoe-Crab-2.jpg?resize=584%2C459&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Horseshoe Crab 2\" width=\"584\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Horseshoe-Crab-2.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Horseshoe-Crab-2.jpg?resize=150%2C118&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Horseshoe-Crab-2.jpg?resize=382%2C300&amp;ssl=1 382w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_27425\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=27425\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-27425\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27425\" data-attachment-id=\"27425\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=27425\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Horseshoe-Crab-1.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=\"Horseshoe Crab 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;It&amp;#8217;s Horseshoe Crab mating season\/&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Horseshoe-Crab-1.jpg?fit=584%2C453&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27425\" title=\"Horseshoe Crab 1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Horseshoe-Crab-1.jpg?resize=584%2C453&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Horseshoe Crab 1\" width=\"584\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Horseshoe-Crab-1.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Horseshoe-Crab-1.jpg?resize=150%2C116&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Horseshoe-Crab-1.jpg?resize=386%2C300&amp;ssl=1 386w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-27425\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It&#8217;s Horseshoe Crab mating season.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=27419\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-27419\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27419\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=27419\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Beetle-9.jpg?fit=1024%2C733&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,733\" 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=\"Beetle 9\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" 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