{"id":31360,"date":"2016-06-08T19:39:29","date_gmt":"2016-06-08T23:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=31360"},"modified":"2016-06-09T03:52:22","modified_gmt":"2016-06-09T07:52:22","slug":"eastern-kingbird-at-lake-artemesia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=31360","title":{"rendered":"Eastern Kingbird at Lake Artemesia."},"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%3D31360&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>After nearly getting bitten to death, I decided to stay away from the marsh and head back to Lake Artemesia.<\/p>\n<p>The weather was certainly right, but I&#8217;m not seeing much variety. In previous years there have been egrets, swans, more passerines and kingfishers that just aren&#8217;t showing up today. I don&#8217;t have any idea if this is significant.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31361\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=31361\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31361\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31361\" data-attachment-id=\"31361\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=31361\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lake-Artemesia-16.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,683\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9&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;1465371042&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;HUGH VANDERVOORT&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lake Artemesia 16\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lake-Artemesia-16.jpg?fit=584%2C390&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-31361 size-full\" title=\"Lake Artemesia 16\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lake-Artemesia-16.jpg?resize=584%2C390&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Lake Artemesia 16\" width=\"584\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lake-Artemesia-16.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lake-Artemesia-16.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lake-Artemesia-16.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lake-Artemesia-16.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-31361\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another view of Lake Artemesia.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_31389\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=31389\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31389\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31389\" data-attachment-id=\"31389\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=31389\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Great-Blue-Heron-2016-31.jpg?fit=1024%2C845&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,845\" 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=\"Great Blue Heron 2016-31\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A Great Blue Heron was chased all the way across the lake by a Red Winged Blackbird.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Great-Blue-Heron-2016-31.jpg?fit=584%2C482&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31389\" title=\"Great Blue Heron 2016-31\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Great-Blue-Heron-2016-31.jpg?resize=584%2C482&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Great Blue Heron 2016-31\" width=\"584\" height=\"482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Great-Blue-Heron-2016-31.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Great-Blue-Heron-2016-31.jpg?resize=150%2C124&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Great-Blue-Heron-2016-31.jpg?resize=768%2C634&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Great-Blue-Heron-2016-31.jpg?resize=364%2C300&amp;ssl=1 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-31389\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Great Blue Heron was chased all the way across the lake by a Red Winged Blackbird.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_31387\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=31387\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31387\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31387\" data-attachment-id=\"31387\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=31387\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Robin-2016-8.jpg?fit=1024%2C1019&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1019\" 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=\"Robin 2016-8\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This Robin was eating berries rapidly.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Robin-2016-8.jpg?fit=584%2C581&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31387\" title=\"Robin 2016-8\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Robin-2016-8.jpg?resize=584%2C581&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Robin 2016-8\" width=\"584\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Robin-2016-8.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Robin-2016-8.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Robin-2016-8.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Robin-2016-8.jpg?resize=768%2C764&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Robin-2016-8.jpg?resize=301%2C300&amp;ssl=1 301w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-31387\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Robin was eating berries rapidly.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_31381\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=31381\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31381\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31381\" data-attachment-id=\"31381\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=31381\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Canada-Goose-2016-32.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,683\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9&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;1465367500&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;HUGH VANDERVOORT&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Canada Goose 2016-32\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Several Canada Goose families are living at the lake.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Canada-Goose-2016-32.jpg?fit=584%2C390&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31381\" title=\"Canada Goose 2016-32\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Canada-Goose-2016-32.jpg?resize=584%2C390&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Canada Goose 2016-32\" width=\"584\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Canada-Goose-2016-32.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Canada-Goose-2016-32.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Canada-Goose-2016-32.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Canada-Goose-2016-32.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-31381\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Several Canada Goose families are living at the lake.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_31379\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=31379\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31379\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31379\" data-attachment-id=\"31379\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=31379\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Wood-Duck-2016-84.jpg?fit=1024%2C842&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,842\" 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=\"Wood Duck 2016-84\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A mother&amp;#8217;s work&amp;#8230;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Wood-Duck-2016-84.jpg?fit=584%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31379\" title=\"Wood Duck 2016-84\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Wood-Duck-2016-84.jpg?resize=584%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Wood Duck 2016-84\" width=\"584\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Wood-Duck-2016-84.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Wood-Duck-2016-84.jpg?resize=150%2C123&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Wood-Duck-2016-84.jpg?resize=768%2C632&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Wood-Duck-2016-84.jpg?resize=365%2C300&amp;ssl=1 365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-31379\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A mother&#8217;s work&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=31364\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31364\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"31364\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=31364\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Wood-Duck-2016-82.jpg?fit=1024%2C870&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,870\" 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=\"Wood Duck 2016-82\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" 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data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Wood-Duck-2016-79.jpg?fit=584%2C452&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31369\" title=\"Wood Duck 2016-79\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Wood-Duck-2016-79.jpg?resize=584%2C452&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Wood Duck 2016-79\" width=\"584\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Wood-Duck-2016-79.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Wood-Duck-2016-79.jpg?resize=150%2C116&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Wood-Duck-2016-79.jpg?resize=768%2C594&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Wood-Duck-2016-79.jpg?resize=388%2C300&amp;ssl=1 388w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31362\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=31362\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31362\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31362\" data-attachment-id=\"31362\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=31362\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Wood-Duck-2016-78.jpg?fit=1024%2C740&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,740\" 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=\"Wood Duck 2016-78\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Wood Ducks are still present in large numbers-mostly hens with ducklings.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Wood-Duck-2016-78.jpg?fit=584%2C422&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31362\" title=\"Wood Duck 2016-78\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Wood-Duck-2016-78.jpg?resize=584%2C422&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Wood Duck 2016-78\" width=\"584\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Wood-Duck-2016-78.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Wood-Duck-2016-78.jpg?resize=150%2C108&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Wood-Duck-2016-78.jpg?resize=768%2C555&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Wood-Duck-2016-78.jpg?resize=415%2C300&amp;ssl=1 415w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-31362\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wood Ducks are still present in large numbers-mostly hens with ducklings.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=31385\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31385\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"31385\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=31385\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Green-Heron-2016-18.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=\"Green Heron 2016-18\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Green-Heron-2016-18.jpg?fit=584%2C452&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31385\" title=\"Green Heron 2016-18\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Green-Heron-2016-18.jpg?resize=584%2C452&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Green Heron 2016-18\" width=\"584\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Green-Heron-2016-18.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Green-Heron-2016-18.jpg?resize=150%2C116&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Green-Heron-2016-18.jpg?resize=768%2C595&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Green-Heron-2016-18.jpg?resize=387%2C300&amp;ssl=1 387w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=31383\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31383\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"31383\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=31383\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Green-Heron-2016-17.jpg?fit=1024%2C732&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,732\" 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 2016-17\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Green-Heron-2016-17.jpg?fit=584%2C417&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31383\" title=\"Green Heron 2016-17\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Green-Heron-2016-17.jpg?resize=584%2C417&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Green Heron 2016-17\" width=\"584\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Green-Heron-2016-17.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Green-Heron-2016-17.jpg?resize=150%2C107&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Green-Heron-2016-17.jpg?resize=768%2C549&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Green-Heron-2016-17.jpg?resize=420%2C300&amp;ssl=1 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31363\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=31363\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31363\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31363\" data-attachment-id=\"31363\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=31363\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Green-Heron-2016-15.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=\"Green Heron 2016-15\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This Green Heron landed right near me.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Green-Heron-2016-15.jpg?fit=584%2C504&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31363\" title=\"Green Heron 2016-15\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Green-Heron-2016-15.jpg?resize=584%2C504&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Green Heron 2016-15\" width=\"584\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Green-Heron-2016-15.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Green-Heron-2016-15.jpg?resize=150%2C129&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Green-Heron-2016-15.jpg?resize=768%2C663&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Green-Heron-2016-15.jpg?resize=348%2C300&amp;ssl=1 348w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-31363\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Green Heron landed right near me.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_31367\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=31367\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31367\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31367\" data-attachment-id=\"31367\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=31367\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mourning-Dove-2016-6.jpg?fit=1024%2C972&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,972\" 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=\"Mourning Dove 2016-6\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Some Mourning Doves will let you get close.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mourning-Dove-2016-6.jpg?fit=584%2C554&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31367\" title=\"Mourning Dove 2016-6\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mourning-Dove-2016-6.jpg?resize=584%2C554&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mourning Dove 2016-6\" width=\"584\" height=\"554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mourning-Dove-2016-6.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mourning-Dove-2016-6.jpg?resize=150%2C142&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mourning-Dove-2016-6.jpg?resize=768%2C729&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mourning-Dove-2016-6.jpg?resize=316%2C300&amp;ssl=1 316w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-31367\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some Mourning Doves will let you get close.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_31372\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=31372\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31372\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31372\" data-attachment-id=\"31372\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=31372\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Orchard-Oriole-2016-15.jpg?fit=1024%2C991&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,991\" 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=\"Orchard Oriole 2016-15\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;I chased this Orchard Oriole for ten minutes to get any image at all.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Orchard-Oriole-2016-15.jpg?fit=584%2C565&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31372\" title=\"Orchard Oriole 2016-15\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Orchard-Oriole-2016-15.jpg?resize=584%2C565&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Orchard Oriole 2016-15\" width=\"584\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Orchard-Oriole-2016-15.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Orchard-Oriole-2016-15.jpg?resize=150%2C145&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Orchard-Oriole-2016-15.jpg?resize=768%2C743&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Orchard-Oriole-2016-15.jpg?resize=310%2C300&amp;ssl=1 310w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-31372\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I chased this Orchard Oriole for ten minutes to get any image at all.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_31374\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=31374\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31374\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31374\" data-attachment-id=\"31374\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=31374\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Red-Winged-Blackbird-2016-34.jpg?fit=1024%2C906&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,906\" 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 Winged Blackbird 2016-34\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This Red Winged Blackbird  was calling to defend his territory.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Red-Winged-Blackbird-2016-34.jpg?fit=584%2C517&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31374\" title=\"Red Winged Blackbird 2016-34\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Red-Winged-Blackbird-2016-34.jpg?resize=584%2C517&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Red Winged Blackbird 2016-34\" width=\"584\" height=\"517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Red-Winged-Blackbird-2016-34.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Red-Winged-Blackbird-2016-34.jpg?resize=150%2C133&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Red-Winged-Blackbird-2016-34.jpg?resize=768%2C680&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Red-Winged-Blackbird-2016-34.jpg?resize=339%2C300&amp;ssl=1 339w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-31374\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Red Winged Blackbird was calling to defend his territory.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_31375\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=31375\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31375\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31375\" data-attachment-id=\"31375\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=31375\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Starling-100.jpg?fit=1024%2C908&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,908\" 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=\"Starling 100\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;I had to get help to ID this juvenile Starling.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Starling-100.jpg?fit=584%2C518&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31375\" title=\"Starling 100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Starling-100.jpg?resize=584%2C518&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Starling 100\" width=\"584\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Starling-100.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Starling-100.jpg?resize=150%2C133&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Starling-100.jpg?resize=768%2C681&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Starling-100.jpg?resize=338%2C300&amp;ssl=1 338w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-31375\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I had to get help to ID this juvenile Starling.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=31373\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31373\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"31373\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=31373\" 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