{"id":33076,"date":"2016-09-24T19:18:34","date_gmt":"2016-09-24T23:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=33076"},"modified":"2016-09-24T19:19:49","modified_gmt":"2016-09-24T23:19:49","slug":"bald-eagle-at-terrapin-nature-park-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=33076","title":{"rendered":"Bald Eagle at Terrapin Nature Park."},"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%3D33076&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>Sandy Point offered a rather bland sunrise again, but a couple of birds helped out.<\/p>\n<p>Terrapin was unusually slow, under cloudy skies. I was able to watch a young Eagle fishing, but he was too far off for really good images.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_33077\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33077\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-33077\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33077\" data-attachment-id=\"33077\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33077\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Sandy-Point-395.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;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D7100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1474700289&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sandy-point-395\" 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\/09\/Sandy-Point-395.jpg?fit=584%2C390&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33077\" title=\"sandy-point-395\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Sandy-Point-395.jpg?resize=584%2C390&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"sandy-point-395\" width=\"584\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Sandy-Point-395.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Sandy-Point-395.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Sandy-Point-395.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Sandy-Point-395.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-33077\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunrise at Sandy Point.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_33079\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33079\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-33079\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33079\" data-attachment-id=\"33079\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33079\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Double-Crested-Cormorant-2016-24.jpg?fit=1024%2C705&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,705\" 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-2016-24\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Double Crested Cormorants are very numerous at Sandy Point.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Double-Crested-Cormorant-2016-24.jpg?fit=584%2C402&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33079\" title=\"double-crested-cormorant-2016-24\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Double-Crested-Cormorant-2016-24.jpg?resize=584%2C402&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"double-crested-cormorant-2016-24\" width=\"584\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Double-Crested-Cormorant-2016-24.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Double-Crested-Cormorant-2016-24.jpg?resize=150%2C103&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Double-Crested-Cormorant-2016-24.jpg?resize=768%2C529&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Double-Crested-Cormorant-2016-24.jpg?resize=436%2C300&amp;ssl=1 436w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-33079\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Double Crested Cormorants are very numerous at Sandy Point.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_33080\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33080\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-33080\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33080\" data-attachment-id=\"33080\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33080\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Great-Blue-Heron-2016-78.jpg?fit=1024%2C861&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,861\" 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-2016-78\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This Great Blue Heron gave me a nice silhouette.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Great-Blue-Heron-2016-78.jpg?fit=584%2C491&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33080\" title=\"great-blue-heron-2016-78\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Great-Blue-Heron-2016-78.jpg?resize=584%2C491&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"great-blue-heron-2016-78\" width=\"584\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Great-Blue-Heron-2016-78.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Great-Blue-Heron-2016-78.jpg?resize=150%2C126&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Great-Blue-Heron-2016-78.jpg?resize=768%2C646&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Great-Blue-Heron-2016-78.jpg?resize=357%2C300&amp;ssl=1 357w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-33080\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Great Blue Heron gave me a nice silhouette.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_33081\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33081\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-33081\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33081\" data-attachment-id=\"33081\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33081\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Canada-Goose-2016-34.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,683\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D7100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1474704241&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"canada-goose-2016-34\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Canada Geese are becoming more common.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Canada-Goose-2016-34.jpg?fit=584%2C390&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33081\" title=\"canada-goose-2016-34\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Canada-Goose-2016-34.jpg?resize=584%2C390&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"canada-goose-2016-34\" width=\"584\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Canada-Goose-2016-34.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Canada-Goose-2016-34.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Canada-Goose-2016-34.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Canada-Goose-2016-34.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-33081\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Canada Geese are becoming more common.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33082\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-33082\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"33082\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33082\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Bald-Eagle-2016-80.jpg?fit=1024%2C710&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,710\" 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-2016-80\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Bald-Eagle-2016-80.jpg?fit=584%2C405&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33082\" title=\"bald-eagle-2016-80\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Bald-Eagle-2016-80.jpg?resize=584%2C405&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"bald-eagle-2016-80\" width=\"584\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Bald-Eagle-2016-80.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Bald-Eagle-2016-80.jpg?resize=150%2C104&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Bald-Eagle-2016-80.jpg?resize=768%2C533&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Bald-Eagle-2016-80.jpg?resize=433%2C300&amp;ssl=1 433w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_33078\" style=\"width: 1021px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33078\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-33078\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33078\" data-attachment-id=\"33078\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33078\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Bald-Eagle-2016-79.jpg?fit=1011%2C723&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1011,723\" 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-2016-79\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This immature Bald Eagle caught a very small fish.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Bald-Eagle-2016-79.jpg?fit=584%2C418&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33078\" title=\"bald-eagle-2016-79\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Bald-Eagle-2016-79.jpg?resize=584%2C418&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"bald-eagle-2016-79\" width=\"584\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Bald-Eagle-2016-79.jpg?w=1011&amp;ssl=1 1011w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Bald-Eagle-2016-79.jpg?resize=150%2C107&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Bald-Eagle-2016-79.jpg?resize=768%2C549&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Bald-Eagle-2016-79.jpg?resize=420%2C300&amp;ssl=1 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-33078\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This immature Bald Eagle caught a very small fish.<\/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%3D33076&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" 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Terrapin was unusually slow, under cloudy skies. 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