{"id":29941,"date":"2016-02-11T18:35:59","date_gmt":"2016-02-11T23:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=29941"},"modified":"2016-02-11T18:37:43","modified_gmt":"2016-02-11T23:37:43","slug":"bufflehead-at-sandy-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=29941","title":{"rendered":"Bufflehead 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%3D29941&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 very cold this morning, in the twenties with a slight breeze. It&#8217;s not bad once you get dressed and on the way, but it&#8217;s hard to get started.<\/p>\n<p>The sunrise was adequate, and I found a couple of ducks, but there wasn&#8217;t much else at Sandy Point.<\/p>\n<p>By the time I&#8217;d spent an hour at Possum Point, I was getting cold (And bored). I had an appointment anyway, so I just went a little early.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29946\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=29946\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29946\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29946\" data-attachment-id=\"29946\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=29946\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Sandy-Point-181.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,683\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;HUGH VANDERVOORT&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D7100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1455174389&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;HUGH VANDERVOORT&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sandy Point 181\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Sunrise at Sandy Point.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Sandy-Point-181.jpg?fit=584%2C390&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29946\" title=\"Sandy Point 181\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Sandy-Point-181.jpg?resize=584%2C390&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sandy Point 181\" width=\"584\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Sandy-Point-181.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Sandy-Point-181.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Sandy-Point-181.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Sandy-Point-181.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-29946\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunrise at Sandy Point.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_29943\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=29943\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29943\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29943\" data-attachment-id=\"29943\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=29943\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/White-Throated-Sparrow-2016-6.jpg?fit=1024%2C913&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,913\" 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=\"White Throated Sparrow 2016-6\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;White Throated Sparrows and Juncos seem to be everywhere now.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/White-Throated-Sparrow-2016-6.jpg?fit=584%2C521&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29943\" title=\"White Throated Sparrow 2016-6\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/White-Throated-Sparrow-2016-6.jpg?resize=584%2C521&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"White Throated Sparrow 2016-6\" width=\"584\" height=\"521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/White-Throated-Sparrow-2016-6.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/White-Throated-Sparrow-2016-6.jpg?resize=150%2C134&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/White-Throated-Sparrow-2016-6.jpg?resize=768%2C685&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/White-Throated-Sparrow-2016-6.jpg?resize=336%2C300&amp;ssl=1 336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-29943\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">White Throated Sparrows and Juncos seem to be everywhere now.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_29942\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=29942\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29942\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29942\" data-attachment-id=\"29942\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=29942\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Bluebird-2016-2.jpg?fit=1024%2C801&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,801\" 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=\"Bluebird 2016-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;It&amp;#8217;s been nice to find a few Bluebirds, which were scarce this year.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Bluebird-2016-2.jpg?fit=584%2C457&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29942\" title=\"Bluebird 2016-2\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Bluebird-2016-2.jpg?resize=584%2C457&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bluebird 2016-2\" width=\"584\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Bluebird-2016-2.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Bluebird-2016-2.jpg?resize=150%2C117&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Bluebird-2016-2.jpg?resize=768%2C601&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Bluebird-2016-2.jpg?resize=384%2C300&amp;ssl=1 384w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-29942\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It&#8217;s been nice to find a few Bluebirds, which were scarce this year.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_29945\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=29945\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29945\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29945\" data-attachment-id=\"29945\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=29945\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Dark-Eyed-Junco-2016-4.jpg?fit=1024%2C834&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,834\" 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=\"Dark Eyed Junco 2016-4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;I don&amp;#8217;t know what berried this Dark Eyed Junco has found.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Dark-Eyed-Junco-2016-4.jpg?fit=584%2C476&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29945\" title=\"Dark Eyed Junco 2016-4\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Dark-Eyed-Junco-2016-4.jpg?resize=584%2C476&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dark Eyed Junco 2016-4\" width=\"584\" height=\"476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Dark-Eyed-Junco-2016-4.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Dark-Eyed-Junco-2016-4.jpg?resize=150%2C122&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Dark-Eyed-Junco-2016-4.jpg?resize=768%2C626&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Dark-Eyed-Junco-2016-4.jpg?resize=368%2C300&amp;ssl=1 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-29945\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I don&#8217;t know what berries this Dark Eyed Junco has found.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_29944\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=29944\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29944\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29944\" data-attachment-id=\"29944\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=29944\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Bufflehead-2016-6.jpg?fit=1024%2C796&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,796\" 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 2016-6\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Two Bufflehead hens were foraging near the shore.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Bufflehead-2016-6.jpg?fit=584%2C454&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29944\" title=\"Bufflehead 2016-6\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Bufflehead-2016-6.jpg?resize=584%2C454&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bufflehead 2016-6\" width=\"584\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Bufflehead-2016-6.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Bufflehead-2016-6.jpg?resize=150%2C117&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Bufflehead-2016-6.jpg?resize=768%2C597&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Bufflehead-2016-6.jpg?resize=386%2C300&amp;ssl=1 386w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-29944\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two Bufflehead hens were foraging near the shore.<\/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%3D29941&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>It was very cold this morning, in the twenties with a slight breeze. 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