{"id":28634,"date":"2015-08-16T19:39:22","date_gmt":"2015-08-16T23:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=28634"},"modified":"2015-08-16T19:51:36","modified_gmt":"2015-08-16T23:51:36","slug":"mockingbird-at-governor-bridge-natural-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=28634","title":{"rendered":"Mockingbird at Governor Bridge Natural Area"},"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%3D28634&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>I got an early start this morning and arrived at Governor Bridge about 20 minutes before sunrise. I wandered around a bit, and settled into a good looking spot to wait.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately it was one of those slow days, and I only got a few shots before my lens fogged up so badly I had to quit.<\/p>\n<p>I may have to leave the lens in the car until the weather cools a bit, to prevent this issue, which is probably caused by the air conditioning.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_28638\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=28638\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-28638\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28638\" data-attachment-id=\"28638\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=28638\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Red-Eyed-Vireo-307.jpg?fit=1024%2C1089&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1089\" 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 Eyed Vireo 307\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;  I haven&amp;#8217;t seen a Red Eyed Vireo in a while.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Red-Eyed-Vireo-307.jpg?fit=584%2C621&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28638\" title=\"Red Eyed Vireo 307\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Red-Eyed-Vireo-307.jpg?resize=584%2C621&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Red Eyed Vireo 307\" width=\"584\" height=\"621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Red-Eyed-Vireo-307.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Red-Eyed-Vireo-307.jpg?resize=141%2C150&amp;ssl=1 141w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Red-Eyed-Vireo-307.jpg?resize=282%2C300&amp;ssl=1 282w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-28638\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I haven&#8217;t seen a Red Eyed Vireo in a while.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_28637\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=28637\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-28637\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28637\" data-attachment-id=\"28637\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=28637\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Common-Yellowthroat-221.jpg?fit=1024%2C1037&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1037\" 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=\"Common Yellowthroat 221\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Common Yellowthroats breed at Governor Bridge.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Common-Yellowthroat-221.jpg?fit=584%2C591&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28637\" title=\"Common Yellowthroat 221\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Common-Yellowthroat-221.jpg?resize=584%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Common Yellowthroat 221\" width=\"584\" height=\"591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Common-Yellowthroat-221.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Common-Yellowthroat-221.jpg?resize=148%2C150&amp;ssl=1 148w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Common-Yellowthroat-221.jpg?resize=296%2C300&amp;ssl=1 296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-28637\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Common Yellowthroats breed at Governor Bridge.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=28636\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-28636\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28636\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=28636\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Mockingbird-106.jpg?fit=1024%2C922&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,922\" 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=\"Mockingbird 106\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Mockingbird-106.jpg?fit=584%2C526&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28636\" title=\"Mockingbird 106\" 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src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Mockingbird-103.jpg?resize=584%2C441&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mockingbird 103\" width=\"584\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Mockingbird-103.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Mockingbird-103.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Mockingbird-103.jpg?resize=397%2C300&amp;ssl=1 397w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_28635\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=28635\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-28635\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28635\" data-attachment-id=\"28635\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=28635\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Mockingbird-105.jpg?fit=1024%2C876&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,876\" 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=\"Mockingbird 105\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This Mockingbird is still feeding this young bird.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Mockingbird-105.jpg?fit=584%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28635\" title=\"Mockingbird 105\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Mockingbird-105.jpg?resize=584%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mockingbird 105\" width=\"584\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Mockingbird-105.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Mockingbird-105.jpg?resize=150%2C128&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Mockingbird-105.jpg?resize=351%2C300&amp;ssl=1 351w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-28635\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Mockingbird is still feeding this young bird.<\/p><\/div>\n\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe 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I wandered around a bit, and settled into a good looking spot to wait. 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