{"id":30083,"date":"2016-02-29T19:11:04","date_gmt":"2016-03-01T00:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=30083"},"modified":"2016-02-29T19:12:25","modified_gmt":"2016-03-01T00:12:25","slug":"bald-eagle-nest-at-thomas-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=30083","title":{"rendered":"Bald Eagle Nest at Thomas 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%3D30083&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 left my ski pants at home this morning and enjoyed the warm weather that&#8217;s been here for a couple of days.<\/p>\n<p>It was another plain vanilla sunrise this morning, but I found a few birds in the marina, so it wasn&#8217;t a total waste.<\/p>\n<p>There were lots of Cormorants offshore at Possum Point, but too far for decent images.<\/p>\n<p>Quiet Waters was unusually quiet, but there was a little action at Thomas Point, including a pair of nesting Bald Eagles.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_30089\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=30089\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30089\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30089\" data-attachment-id=\"30089\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=30089\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Sandy-Point-197.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,683\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;13&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;1456727510&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;HUGH VANDERVOORT&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;46&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&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 197\" 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-197.jpg?fit=584%2C390&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30089\" title=\"Sandy Point 197\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Sandy-Point-197.jpg?resize=584%2C390&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sandy Point 197\" width=\"584\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Sandy-Point-197.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Sandy-Point-197.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Sandy-Point-197.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Sandy-Point-197.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-30089\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunrise at Sandy Point.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_30084\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=30084\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30084\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30084\" data-attachment-id=\"30084\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=30084\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Mallard-2016-14.jpg?fit=1024%2C880&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,880\" 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=\"Mallard 2016-14\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This Mallard practically flew into my face.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Mallard-2016-14.jpg?fit=584%2C502&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30084\" title=\"Mallard 2016-14\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Mallard-2016-14.jpg?resize=584%2C502&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mallard 2016-14\" width=\"584\" height=\"502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Mallard-2016-14.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Mallard-2016-14.jpg?resize=150%2C129&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Mallard-2016-14.jpg?resize=768%2C660&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Mallard-2016-14.jpg?resize=349%2C300&amp;ssl=1 349w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-30084\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Mallard practically flew into my face.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=30088\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30088\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"30088\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=30088\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Double-Crested-Cormorant-2016-5.jpg?fit=1024%2C758&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,758\" 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=\"Double Crested Cormorant 2016-5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Double-Crested-Cormorant-2016-5.jpg?fit=584%2C432&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30088\" title=\"Double Crested Cormorant 2016-5\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Double-Crested-Cormorant-2016-5.jpg?resize=584%2C432&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Double Crested Cormorant 2016-5\" width=\"584\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Double-Crested-Cormorant-2016-5.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Double-Crested-Cormorant-2016-5.jpg?resize=150%2C111&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Double-Crested-Cormorant-2016-5.jpg?resize=768%2C569&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Double-Crested-Cormorant-2016-5.jpg?resize=405%2C300&amp;ssl=1 405w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_30087\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=30087\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30087\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30087\" data-attachment-id=\"30087\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=30087\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Double-Crested-Cormorant-2016-6.jpg?fit=1024%2C944&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,944\" 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=\"Double Crested Cormorant 2016-6\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Both Sandy Point and Possum Point had many Double Crested Cormorants.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Double-Crested-Cormorant-2016-6.jpg?fit=584%2C538&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30087\" title=\"Double Crested Cormorant 2016-6\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Double-Crested-Cormorant-2016-6.jpg?resize=584%2C538&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Double Crested Cormorant 2016-6\" width=\"584\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Double-Crested-Cormorant-2016-6.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Double-Crested-Cormorant-2016-6.jpg?resize=150%2C138&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Double-Crested-Cormorant-2016-6.jpg?resize=768%2C708&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Double-Crested-Cormorant-2016-6.jpg?resize=325%2C300&amp;ssl=1 325w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-30087\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Both Sandy Point and Possum Point had many Double Crested Cormorants.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=30086\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30086\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"30086\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=30086\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Bald-Eagle-2016-13.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=\"Bald Eagle 2016-13\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Bald-Eagle-2016-13.jpg?fit=584%2C497&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30086\" title=\"Bald Eagle 2016-13\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Bald-Eagle-2016-13.jpg?resize=584%2C497&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bald Eagle 2016-13\" width=\"584\" height=\"497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Bald-Eagle-2016-13.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Bald-Eagle-2016-13.jpg?resize=150%2C128&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Bald-Eagle-2016-13.jpg?resize=768%2C653&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Bald-Eagle-2016-13.jpg?resize=353%2C300&amp;ssl=1 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_30085\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=30085\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30085\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30085\" data-attachment-id=\"30085\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=30085\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Bald-Eagle-2016-14.jpg?fit=1024%2C917&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,917\" 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=\"Bald Eagle 2016-14\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Both Eagles were tending to this nest.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Bald-Eagle-2016-14.jpg?fit=584%2C523&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30085\" title=\"Bald Eagle 2016-14\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Bald-Eagle-2016-14.jpg?resize=584%2C523&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bald Eagle 2016-14\" width=\"584\" height=\"523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Bald-Eagle-2016-14.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Bald-Eagle-2016-14.jpg?resize=150%2C134&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Bald-Eagle-2016-14.jpg?resize=768%2C688&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Bald-Eagle-2016-14.jpg?resize=335%2C300&amp;ssl=1 335w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-30085\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Both Eagles were tending to this nest.<\/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%3D30083&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>I left my ski pants at home this morning and enjoyed the warm weather that&#8217;s been here for a couple of days. 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