{"id":33324,"date":"2016-10-30T19:31:23","date_gmt":"2016-10-30T23:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=33324"},"modified":"2016-10-30T19:49:34","modified_gmt":"2016-10-30T23:49:34","slug":"ring-necked-duck-at-lake-artemesia-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=33324","title":{"rendered":"Ring Necked Duck 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%3D33324&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 did well enough yesterday to justify a return trip, and it was good enough. I was surprised to find myself going around in shirt sleeves this morning. Seems very odd for nearly November.<\/p>\n<p>The Ring Necks and Ruddy were a little closer today. A few Wood Ducks were around as well, but a bit too far away.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_33328\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33328\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-33328\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33328\" data-attachment-id=\"33328\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33328\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Lake-Artemesia-52.jpg?fit=1024%2C578&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,578\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Lumia 1020&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1477814239&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.006478&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"lake-artemesia-52\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A view of the lake.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Lake-Artemesia-52.jpg?fit=584%2C330&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33328\" title=\"lake-artemesia-52\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Lake-Artemesia-52.jpg?resize=584%2C330&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"lake-artemesia-52\" width=\"584\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Lake-Artemesia-52.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Lake-Artemesia-52.jpg?resize=150%2C85&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Lake-Artemesia-52.jpg?resize=768%2C434&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Lake-Artemesia-52.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-33328\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A view of the lake.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33339\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-33339\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"33339\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33339\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Great-Blue-Heron-2016-86.jpg?fit=1024%2C719&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,719\" 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-2016-86\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Great-Blue-Heron-2016-86.jpg?fit=584%2C410&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33339\" title=\"great-blue-heron-2016-86\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Great-Blue-Heron-2016-86.jpg?resize=584%2C410&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"great-blue-heron-2016-86\" width=\"584\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Great-Blue-Heron-2016-86.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Great-Blue-Heron-2016-86.jpg?resize=150%2C105&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Great-Blue-Heron-2016-86.jpg?resize=768%2C539&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Great-Blue-Heron-2016-86.jpg?resize=427%2C300&amp;ssl=1 427w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33338\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-33338\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"33338\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33338\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Great-Blue-Heron-2016-85.jpg?fit=1024%2C961&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,961\" 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-2016-85\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Great-Blue-Heron-2016-85.jpg?fit=584%2C548&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33338\" title=\"great-blue-heron-2016-85\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Great-Blue-Heron-2016-85.jpg?resize=584%2C548&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"great-blue-heron-2016-85\" width=\"584\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Great-Blue-Heron-2016-85.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Great-Blue-Heron-2016-85.jpg?resize=150%2C141&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Great-Blue-Heron-2016-85.jpg?resize=768%2C721&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Great-Blue-Heron-2016-85.jpg?resize=320%2C300&amp;ssl=1 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_33325\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33325\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-33325\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33325\" data-attachment-id=\"33325\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33325\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Great-Blue-Heron-2016-84.jpg?fit=1024%2C882&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,882\" 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-2016-84\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This Great Blue Heron was very intent on his fishing.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Great-Blue-Heron-2016-84.jpg?fit=584%2C503&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33325\" title=\"great-blue-heron-2016-84\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Great-Blue-Heron-2016-84.jpg?resize=584%2C503&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"great-blue-heron-2016-84\" width=\"584\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Great-Blue-Heron-2016-84.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Great-Blue-Heron-2016-84.jpg?resize=150%2C129&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Great-Blue-Heron-2016-84.jpg?resize=768%2C662&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Great-Blue-Heron-2016-84.jpg?resize=348%2C300&amp;ssl=1 348w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-33325\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Great Blue Heron was very intent on his fishing.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_33332\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33332\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-33332\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33332\" data-attachment-id=\"33332\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33332\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Robin-2016-13.jpg?fit=1024%2C717&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,717\" 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-2016-13\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This Robin found himself a nice berry bonanza.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Robin-2016-13.jpg?fit=584%2C409&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33332\" title=\"robin-2016-13\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Robin-2016-13.jpg?resize=584%2C409&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"robin-2016-13\" width=\"584\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Robin-2016-13.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Robin-2016-13.jpg?resize=150%2C105&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Robin-2016-13.jpg?resize=768%2C538&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Robin-2016-13.jpg?resize=428%2C300&amp;ssl=1 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-33332\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Robin found himself a nice berry bonanza.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33327\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-33327\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"33327\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33327\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Yellow-Rumped-Warbler-2016-24.jpg?fit=1024%2C984&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,984\" 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=\"yellow-rumped-warbler-2016-24\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Yellow-Rumped-Warbler-2016-24.jpg?fit=584%2C561&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33327\" title=\"yellow-rumped-warbler-2016-24\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Yellow-Rumped-Warbler-2016-24.jpg?resize=584%2C561&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"yellow-rumped-warbler-2016-24\" width=\"584\" height=\"561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Yellow-Rumped-Warbler-2016-24.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Yellow-Rumped-Warbler-2016-24.jpg?resize=150%2C144&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Yellow-Rumped-Warbler-2016-24.jpg?resize=768%2C738&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Yellow-Rumped-Warbler-2016-24.jpg?resize=312%2C300&amp;ssl=1 312w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_33326\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33326\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-33326\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33326\" data-attachment-id=\"33326\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33326\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Yellow-Rumped-Warbler-2016-25.jpg?fit=1024%2C810&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,810\" 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=\"yellow-rumped-warbler-2016-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;I got a nice pose from this Yellow Rumped Warbler.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Yellow-Rumped-Warbler-2016-25.jpg?fit=584%2C462&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33326\" title=\"yellow-rumped-warbler-2016-25\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Yellow-Rumped-Warbler-2016-25.jpg?resize=584%2C462&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"yellow-rumped-warbler-2016-25\" width=\"584\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Yellow-Rumped-Warbler-2016-25.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Yellow-Rumped-Warbler-2016-25.jpg?resize=150%2C119&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Yellow-Rumped-Warbler-2016-25.jpg?resize=768%2C608&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Yellow-Rumped-Warbler-2016-25.jpg?resize=379%2C300&amp;ssl=1 379w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-33326\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I got a nice pose from this Yellow Rumped Warbler.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33336\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-33336\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"33336\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33336\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Wood-Duck-2016-133.jpg?fit=1024%2C687&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,687\" 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-2016-133\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Wood-Duck-2016-133.jpg?fit=584%2C392&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33336\" title=\"wood-duck-2016-133\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Wood-Duck-2016-133.jpg?resize=584%2C392&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"wood-duck-2016-133\" width=\"584\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Wood-Duck-2016-133.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Wood-Duck-2016-133.jpg?resize=150%2C101&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Wood-Duck-2016-133.jpg?resize=768%2C515&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Wood-Duck-2016-133.jpg?resize=447%2C300&amp;ssl=1 447w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_33329\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33329\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-33329\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33329\" data-attachment-id=\"33329\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33329\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Wood-Duck-2016-132.jpg?fit=1024%2C762&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,762\" 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-2016-132\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;I needed just a bit more shutter speed for this Wood Duck.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Wood-Duck-2016-132.jpg?fit=584%2C435&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33329\" title=\"wood-duck-2016-132\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Wood-Duck-2016-132.jpg?resize=584%2C435&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"wood-duck-2016-132\" width=\"584\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Wood-Duck-2016-132.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Wood-Duck-2016-132.jpg?resize=150%2C112&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Wood-Duck-2016-132.jpg?resize=768%2C572&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Wood-Duck-2016-132.jpg?resize=403%2C300&amp;ssl=1 403w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-33329\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I needed just a bit more shutter speed for this Wood Duck.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_33330\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33330\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-33330\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33330\" data-attachment-id=\"33330\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33330\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Ruddy-Duck-2016-11.jpg?fit=1024%2C826&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,826\" 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=\"ruddy-duck-2016-11\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A nice close up of this male Ruddy Duck.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Ruddy-Duck-2016-11.jpg?fit=584%2C471&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33330\" title=\"ruddy-duck-2016-11\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Ruddy-Duck-2016-11.jpg?resize=584%2C471&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ruddy-duck-2016-11\" width=\"584\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Ruddy-Duck-2016-11.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Ruddy-Duck-2016-11.jpg?resize=150%2C121&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Ruddy-Duck-2016-11.jpg?resize=768%2C620&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Ruddy-Duck-2016-11.jpg?resize=372%2C300&amp;ssl=1 372w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-33330\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A nice close up of this male Ruddy Duck.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_33331\" style=\"width: 919px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33331\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-33331\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33331\" data-attachment-id=\"33331\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33331\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Ring-Necked-Duck-2016-7.jpg?fit=909%2C759&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"909,759\" 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=\"ring-necked-duck-2016-7\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This is a male Ring Necked Duck.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Ring-Necked-Duck-2016-7.jpg?fit=584%2C488&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33331\" title=\"ring-necked-duck-2016-7\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Ring-Necked-Duck-2016-7.jpg?resize=584%2C488&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ring-necked-duck-2016-7\" width=\"584\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Ring-Necked-Duck-2016-7.jpg?w=909&amp;ssl=1 909w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Ring-Necked-Duck-2016-7.jpg?resize=150%2C125&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Ring-Necked-Duck-2016-7.jpg?resize=768%2C641&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Ring-Necked-Duck-2016-7.jpg?resize=359%2C300&amp;ssl=1 359w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-33331\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is a male Ring Necked Duck.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe 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