{"id":2986,"date":"2012-10-09T18:27:28","date_gmt":"2012-10-09T22:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=2986"},"modified":"2012-10-11T20:39:55","modified_gmt":"2012-10-12T00:39:55","slug":"in-the-early-morning-rain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=2986","title":{"rendered":"In The Early Morning Rain"},"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%3D2986&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>The weatherman was wrong about the rain ending in the early morning, so I did some chores before heading out to Truxtun Park in the early afternoon. It was still very cloudy, and the lighting wasn&#8217;t optimal. so I took what shots I could and went home to try another day.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2987\" style=\"width: 2490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/in-the-early-morning-rain\/great-blue-heron-51\/\" class=\"shutter\"rel=\"attachment wp-att-2987\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2987\" data-attachment-id=\"2987\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=2987\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Great-Blue-Heron-51.jpg?fit=2480%2C2012&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2480,2012\" 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;}\" data-image-title=\"Great Blue Heron\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;I saw this Great Blue Heron fishing in the stream, but I had my back to him while I discussed birding with a young, charming blonde from England (Hi Janet) who&amp;#8217;s just moved here and appears to be a talented birder. She pointed out his new location and I was able to get this image.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Great-Blue-Heron-51.jpg?fit=584%2C584&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2987\"  title=\"Great Blue Heron\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Great-Blue-Heron-51.jpg?resize=584%2C474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Great Blue Heron\" width=\"584\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Great-Blue-Heron-51.jpg?w=2480&amp;ssl=1 2480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Great-Blue-Heron-51.jpg?resize=369%2C300&amp;ssl=1 369w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Great-Blue-Heron-51.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Great-Blue-Heron-51.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2987\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I saw this Great Blue Heron fishing in the stream, but I had my back to him while I discussed birding with a young, charming blonde from England (Hi Janet) who&#8217;s just moved here and appears to be a talented birder. She pointed out his new location and I was able to get this image.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2990\" style=\"width: 1606px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/in-the-early-morning-rain\/catbird-25\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2990\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2990\" data-attachment-id=\"2990\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=2990\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Catbird-25.jpg?fit=1596%2C952&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1596,952\" 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;}\" data-image-title=\"Catbird \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;I wonder how much longer this Catbird will stay?&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Catbird-25.jpg?fit=584%2C543&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2990\" title=\"Catbird \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Catbird-25.jpg?resize=584%2C348&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Catbird \" width=\"584\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Catbird-25.jpg?w=1596&amp;ssl=1 1596w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Catbird-25.jpg?resize=500%2C298&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Catbird-25.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2990\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I wonder how much longer this Catbird will stay?<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2992\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/in-the-early-morning-rain\/song-sparrow-7\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2992\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2992\" data-attachment-id=\"2992\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=2992\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Song-Sparrow-7.jpg?fit=668%2C808&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"668,808\" 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;}\" data-image-title=\"Song Sparrow \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Although I saw many small birds, including an intriguing warbler, only this Song Sparrow was willing to pose.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Song-Sparrow-7.jpg?fit=584%2C706&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2992\" title=\"Song Sparrow \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Song-Sparrow-7.jpg?resize=584%2C706&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Song Sparrow \" width=\"584\" height=\"706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Song-Sparrow-7.jpg?w=668&amp;ssl=1 668w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Song-Sparrow-7.jpg?resize=248%2C300&amp;ssl=1 248w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2992\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Although I saw many small birds, including an intriguing warbler, only this Song Sparrow was willing to pose.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/in-the-early-morning-rain\/red-bellied-woodpecker-48\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2996\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2996\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=2996\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Red-Bellied-Woodpecker-48.jpg?fit=1164%2C1148&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1164,1148\" 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;}\" data-image-title=\"Red Bellied Woodpecker \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Red-Bellied-Woodpecker-48.jpg?fit=584%2C584&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2996\" title=\"Red Bellied Woodpecker \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Red-Bellied-Woodpecker-48.jpg?resize=584%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Red Bellied Woodpecker \" width=\"584\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Red-Bellied-Woodpecker-48.jpg?w=1164&amp;ssl=1 1164w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Red-Bellied-Woodpecker-48.jpg?resize=304%2C300&amp;ssl=1 304w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2994\" style=\"width: 762px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/in-the-early-morning-rain\/red-bellied-woodpecker-47\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2994\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2994\" data-attachment-id=\"2994\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=2994\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Red-Bellied-Woodpecker-47.jpg?fit=752%2C804&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"752,804\" 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;}\" data-image-title=\"Red Bellied Woodpecker \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This Red Bellied Woodpecker announced his presence loudly. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Red-Bellied-Woodpecker-47.jpg?fit=584%2C624&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2994\" title=\"Red Bellied Woodpecker \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Red-Bellied-Woodpecker-47.jpg?resize=584%2C624&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Red Bellied Woodpecker \" width=\"584\" height=\"624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Red-Bellied-Woodpecker-47.jpg?w=752&amp;ssl=1 752w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Red-Bellied-Woodpecker-47.jpg?resize=280%2C300&amp;ssl=1 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2994\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Red Bellied Woodpecker announced his presence loudly.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2998\" style=\"width: 934px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/in-the-early-morning-rain\/northern-parula-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2998\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2998\" data-attachment-id=\"2998\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=2998\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Northern-Parula-3.jpg?fit=924%2C588&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"924,588\" 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;}\" data-image-title=\"Northern Parula \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This warbler is probably a Northern Parula.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Northern-Parula-3.jpg?fit=584%2C372&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2998\" title=\"Northern Parula \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Northern-Parula-3.jpg?resize=584%2C372&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Northern Parula \" width=\"584\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Northern-Parula-3.jpg?w=924&amp;ssl=1 924w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Northern-Parula-3.jpg?resize=471%2C300&amp;ssl=1 471w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2998\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This warbler is probably a Northern Parula.<\/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%3D2986&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; 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It was still very cloudy, and the lighting wasn&#8217;t optimal. so I took &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=2986\">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":false,"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-2986","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-Ma","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2986","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=2986"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2986\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3123,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2986\/revisions\/3123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2986"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2986"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}