{"id":28121,"date":"2015-07-14T19:10:46","date_gmt":"2015-07-14T23:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=28121"},"modified":"2015-07-14T19:53:43","modified_gmt":"2015-07-14T23:53:43","slug":"hooded-merganser-at-wootons-landing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=28121","title":{"rendered":"Hooded Merganser at Wooton&#8217;s  Landing"},"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%3D28121&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>Another gloomy morning, but I went to Wooton anyway. I wanted to try some landscapes, which I did, but the Sun never did show through the clouds.<\/p>\n<p>Green Herons must have fledged, because there were 5 or more noisy birds in the tree, just like at Terrapin yesterday. The juvenile mergansers were in the river pond, and a real surprise.<\/p>\n<p>Graeme and I went to Sands Road, also, but it was getting hot and sticky by that time, so we didn&#8217;t stay long.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=28127\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-28127\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28127\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=28127\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Wooton-Sunrise-10.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,683\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D7100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1436853182&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;6400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Wooton Sunrise 10\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Wooton-Sunrise-10.jpg?fit=584%2C390&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28127\" title=\"Wooton Sunrise 10\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Wooton-Sunrise-10.jpg?resize=584%2C390&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Wooton Sunrise 10\" width=\"584\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Wooton-Sunrise-10.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Wooton-Sunrise-10.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Wooton-Sunrise-10.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=28128\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-28128\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28128\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=28128\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Wooton-Sunrise-9.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,683\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D7100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1436853036&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;6400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Wooton Sunrise 9\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Wooton-Sunrise-9.jpg?fit=584%2C390&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28128\" title=\"Wooton Sunrise 9\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Wooton-Sunrise-9.jpg?resize=584%2C390&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Wooton Sunrise 9\" width=\"584\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Wooton-Sunrise-9.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Wooton-Sunrise-9.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Wooton-Sunrise-9.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_28129\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=28129\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-28129\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28129\" data-attachment-id=\"28129\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=28129\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Wooton-River-Pond-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,681\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3200&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1436774316&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Wooton River Pond 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Wooton-River-Pond-1.jpg?fit=584%2C388&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-28129 size-full\" title=\"Wooton River Pond 1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Wooton-River-Pond-1.jpg?resize=584%2C388&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Wooton River Pond 1\" width=\"584\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Wooton-River-Pond-1.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Wooton-River-Pond-1.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Wooton-River-Pond-1.jpg?resize=451%2C300&amp;ssl=1 451w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-28129\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Morning in the marsh.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_28122\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=28122\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-28122\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28122\" data-attachment-id=\"28122\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=28122\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Green-Heron-118.jpg?fit=1024%2C788&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,788\" 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=\"Green Heron 118\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Green Herons were squawking all morning.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Green-Heron-118.jpg?fit=584%2C449&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28122\" title=\"Green Heron 118\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Green-Heron-118.jpg?resize=584%2C449&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Green Heron 118\" width=\"584\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Green-Heron-118.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Green-Heron-118.jpg?resize=150%2C115&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Green-Heron-118.jpg?resize=390%2C300&amp;ssl=1 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-28122\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Green Herons were squawking all morning.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=28124\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-28124\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28124\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=28124\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Blue-Gray-Gnatcatcher-215.jpg?fit=1024%2C893&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,893\" 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=\"Blue Gray Gnatcatcher 215\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Blue-Gray-Gnatcatcher-215.jpg?fit=584%2C509&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28124\" title=\"Blue Gray Gnatcatcher 215\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Blue-Gray-Gnatcatcher-215.jpg?resize=584%2C509&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Blue Gray Gnatcatcher 215\" width=\"584\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Blue-Gray-Gnatcatcher-215.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Blue-Gray-Gnatcatcher-215.jpg?resize=150%2C131&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Blue-Gray-Gnatcatcher-215.jpg?resize=344%2C300&amp;ssl=1 344w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_28123\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=28123\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-28123\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28123\" data-attachment-id=\"28123\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=28123\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Blue-Gray-Gnatcatcher-216.jpg?fit=1024%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,800\" 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=\"Blue Gray Gnatcatcher 216\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Blue Gray Gnatcatchers were common a month ago, but are much rarer now.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Blue-Gray-Gnatcatcher-216.jpg?fit=584%2C456&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28123\" title=\"Blue Gray Gnatcatcher 216\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Blue-Gray-Gnatcatcher-216.jpg?resize=584%2C456&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Blue Gray Gnatcatcher 216\" width=\"584\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Blue-Gray-Gnatcatcher-216.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Blue-Gray-Gnatcatcher-216.jpg?resize=150%2C117&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Blue-Gray-Gnatcatcher-216.jpg?resize=384%2C300&amp;ssl=1 384w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-28123\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blue Gray Gnatcatchers were common a month ago, but are much rarer now.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=28126\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-28126\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28126\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=28126\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Hooded-Merganser-140.jpg?fit=1024%2C793&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,793\" 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=\"Hooded Merganser 140\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Hooded-Merganser-140.jpg?fit=584%2C452&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28126\" title=\"Hooded Merganser 140\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Hooded-Merganser-140.jpg?resize=584%2C452&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Hooded Merganser 140\" width=\"584\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Hooded-Merganser-140.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Hooded-Merganser-140.jpg?resize=150%2C116&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Hooded-Merganser-140.jpg?resize=387%2C300&amp;ssl=1 387w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_28125\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=28125\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-28125\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28125\" data-attachment-id=\"28125\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=28125\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Hooded-Merganser-139.jpg?fit=1024%2C766&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,766\" 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=\"Hooded Merganser 139\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;I had to get help identifying these juvenile Hooded Mergansers, which I haven&amp;#8217;t seem before.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Hooded-Merganser-139.jpg?fit=584%2C437&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28125\" title=\"Hooded Merganser 139\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Hooded-Merganser-139.jpg?resize=584%2C437&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Hooded Merganser 139\" width=\"584\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Hooded-Merganser-139.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Hooded-Merganser-139.jpg?resize=150%2C112&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Hooded-Merganser-139.jpg?resize=401%2C300&amp;ssl=1 401w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-28125\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I had to get help identifying these juvenile Hooded Mergansers, which I haven&#8217;t seem before.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=28130\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-28130\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28130\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=28130\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Skipper-23.jpg?fit=1024%2C858&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,858\" 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=\"Skipper 23\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Skipper-23.jpg?fit=584%2C489&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28130\" title=\"Skipper 23\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Skipper-23.jpg?resize=584%2C489&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Skipper 23\" width=\"584\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Skipper-23.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Skipper-23.jpg?resize=150%2C126&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Skipper-23.jpg?resize=358%2C300&amp;ssl=1 358w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=28131\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-28131\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28131\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=28131\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Dragonfly-60.jpg?fit=1024%2C726&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,726\" 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=\"Dragonfly 60\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Dragonfly-60.jpg?fit=584%2C414&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28131\" title=\"Dragonfly 60\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Dragonfly-60.jpg?resize=584%2C414&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dragonfly 60\" width=\"584\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Dragonfly-60.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Dragonfly-60.jpg?resize=150%2C106&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Dragonfly-60.jpg?resize=423%2C300&amp;ssl=1 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=28132\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-28132\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28132\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=28132\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Moth-210.jpg?fit=1024%2C874&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,874\" 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=\"Moth 210\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Moth-210.jpg?fit=584%2C498&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28132\" title=\"Moth 210\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Moth-210.jpg?resize=584%2C498&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Moth 210\" width=\"584\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Moth-210.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Moth-210.jpg?resize=150%2C128&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Moth-210.jpg?resize=351%2C300&amp;ssl=1 351w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=28133\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-28133\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28133\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=28133\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Eastern-Tailed-Blue-Butterfly-4.jpg?fit=1024%2C978&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,978\" 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=\"Eastern Tailed-Blue Butterfly 4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Eastern-Tailed-Blue-Butterfly-4.jpg?fit=584%2C558&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28133\" title=\"Eastern Tailed-Blue Butterfly 4\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Eastern-Tailed-Blue-Butterfly-4.jpg?resize=584%2C558&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Eastern Tailed-Blue Butterfly 4\" width=\"584\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Eastern-Tailed-Blue-Butterfly-4.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Eastern-Tailed-Blue-Butterfly-4.jpg?resize=150%2C143&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Eastern-Tailed-Blue-Butterfly-4.jpg?resize=314%2C300&amp;ssl=1 314w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=28134\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-28134\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28134\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=28134\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Eastern-Tiger-Swallowtail-100.jpg?fit=1024%2C821&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,821\" 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=\"Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 100\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Eastern-Tiger-Swallowtail-100.jpg?fit=584%2C468&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28134\" title=\"Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Eastern-Tiger-Swallowtail-100.jpg?resize=584%2C468&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 100\" width=\"584\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Eastern-Tiger-Swallowtail-100.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Eastern-Tiger-Swallowtail-100.jpg?resize=150%2C120&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Eastern-Tiger-Swallowtail-100.jpg?resize=374%2C300&amp;ssl=1 374w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=28140\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-28140\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28140\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=28140\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Spider-255.jpg?fit=1024%2C884&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,884\" 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=\"Spider 255\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Spider-255.jpg?fit=584%2C504&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28140\" title=\"Spider 255\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Spider-255.jpg?resize=584%2C504&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Spider 255\" width=\"584\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Spider-255.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Spider-255.jpg?resize=150%2C129&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Spider-255.jpg?resize=348%2C300&amp;ssl=1 348w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_28135\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=28135\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-28135\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28135\" data-attachment-id=\"28135\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=28135\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Caterpillar-215.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,683\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D7100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1436865472&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;55&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;560&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Caterpillar 215\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Today&amp;#8217;s bugs.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Caterpillar-215.jpg?fit=584%2C390&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28135\" title=\"Caterpillar 215\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Caterpillar-215.jpg?resize=584%2C390&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Caterpillar 215\" width=\"584\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Caterpillar-215.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Caterpillar-215.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Caterpillar-215.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-28135\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Today&#8217;s bugs.<\/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%3D28121&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>Another gloomy morning, but I went to Wooton anyway. I wanted to try some landscapes, which I did, but the Sun never did show through the clouds. Green Herons must have fledged, because there were 5 or more noisy birds &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=28121\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"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-28121","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-7jz","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28121","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=28121"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28121\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28141,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28121\/revisions\/28141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=28121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=28121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=28121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}