{"id":33843,"date":"2016-12-25T18:56:55","date_gmt":"2016-12-25T23:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=33843"},"modified":"2016-12-25T18:59:56","modified_gmt":"2016-12-25T23:59:56","slug":"redhead-at-buddy-attick-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=33843","title":{"rendered":"Redhead at Buddy Attick 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%3D33843&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>The weatherman promised a sunny day, and he delivered, for a change. The local parks are closed for Christmas, so I headed to College Park to check out the ducks.<br \/>\nOddly, there were very few, but the Trumpeter Swan was very cooperative.<br \/>\nI decided to try Buddy Attick, which hasn&#8217;t been good to me recently, and I found a few good, albeit distant, ducks.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_33845\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33845\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-33845\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33845\" data-attachment-id=\"33845\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33845\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Pied-Billed-Grebe-2016-26.jpg?fit=1024%2C751&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,751\" 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=\"Pied Billed Grebe 2016-26\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Three Pied Billed Grebes were fishing together.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Pied-Billed-Grebe-2016-26.jpg?fit=584%2C428&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33845\" title=\"Pied Billed Grebe 2016-26\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Pied-Billed-Grebe-2016-26.jpg?resize=584%2C428&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Pied Billed Grebe 2016-26\" width=\"584\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Pied-Billed-Grebe-2016-26.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Pied-Billed-Grebe-2016-26.jpg?resize=150%2C110&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Pied-Billed-Grebe-2016-26.jpg?resize=768%2C563&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Pied-Billed-Grebe-2016-26.jpg?resize=409%2C300&amp;ssl=1 409w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-33845\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Three Pied Billed Grebes were fishing together.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33846\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-33846\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"33846\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33846\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Canada-Goose-2016-43.jpg?fit=1024%2C744&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,744\" 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=\"Canada Goose 2016-43\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Canada-Goose-2016-43.jpg?fit=584%2C424&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33846\" title=\"Canada Goose 2016-43\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Canada-Goose-2016-43.jpg?resize=584%2C424&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Canada Goose 2016-43\" width=\"584\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Canada-Goose-2016-43.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Canada-Goose-2016-43.jpg?resize=150%2C109&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Canada-Goose-2016-43.jpg?resize=768%2C558&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Canada-Goose-2016-43.jpg?resize=413%2C300&amp;ssl=1 413w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_33847\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33847\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-33847\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33847\" data-attachment-id=\"33847\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33847\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Canada-Goose-2016-42.jpg?fit=1024%2C754&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,754\" 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=\"Canada Goose 2016-42\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A few Canada Geese flew while I was watching.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Canada-Goose-2016-42.jpg?fit=584%2C430&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33847\" title=\"Canada Goose 2016-42\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Canada-Goose-2016-42.jpg?resize=584%2C430&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Canada Goose 2016-42\" width=\"584\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Canada-Goose-2016-42.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Canada-Goose-2016-42.jpg?resize=150%2C110&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Canada-Goose-2016-42.jpg?resize=768%2C566&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Canada-Goose-2016-42.jpg?resize=407%2C300&amp;ssl=1 407w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-33847\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A few Canada Geese flew while I was watching.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_33849\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33849\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-33849\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33849\" data-attachment-id=\"33849\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33849\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Great-Blue-Heron-2016-105.jpg?fit=1024%2C875&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,875\" 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 2016-105\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This Great Blue Heron appeared to be napping.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Great-Blue-Heron-2016-105.jpg?fit=584%2C499&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33849\" title=\"Great Blue Heron 2016-105\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Great-Blue-Heron-2016-105.jpg?resize=584%2C499&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Great Blue Heron 2016-105\" width=\"584\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Great-Blue-Heron-2016-105.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Great-Blue-Heron-2016-105.jpg?resize=150%2C128&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Great-Blue-Heron-2016-105.jpg?resize=768%2C656&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Great-Blue-Heron-2016-105.jpg?resize=351%2C300&amp;ssl=1 351w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-33849\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Great Blue Heron appeared to be napping.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_33850\" style=\"width: 1624px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33850\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-33850\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33850\" data-attachment-id=\"33850\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33850\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Hooded-Merganser-2016-12.jpg?fit=1614%2C1128&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1614,1128\" 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=\"Hooded Merganser 2016-12\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;These Hooded Mergansers were staying near the center of the lake.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Hooded-Merganser-2016-12.jpg?fit=584%2C408&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33850\" title=\"Hooded Merganser 2016-12\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Hooded-Merganser-2016-12.jpg?resize=584%2C408&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Hooded Merganser 2016-12\" width=\"584\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Hooded-Merganser-2016-12.jpg?w=1614&amp;ssl=1 1614w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Hooded-Merganser-2016-12.jpg?resize=150%2C105&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Hooded-Merganser-2016-12.jpg?resize=768%2C537&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Hooded-Merganser-2016-12.jpg?resize=429%2C300&amp;ssl=1 429w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Hooded-Merganser-2016-12.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-33850\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">These Hooded Mergansers were staying near the center of the lake.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33852\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-33852\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"33852\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33852\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Trumpeter-Swan-2016-27.jpg?fit=1024%2C1105&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1105\" 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=\"Trumpeter Swan 2016-27\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Trumpeter-Swan-2016-27.jpg?fit=584%2C630&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33852\" title=\"Trumpeter Swan 2016-27\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Trumpeter-Swan-2016-27.jpg?resize=584%2C630&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Trumpeter Swan 2016-27\" width=\"584\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Trumpeter-Swan-2016-27.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Trumpeter-Swan-2016-27.jpg?resize=139%2C150&amp;ssl=1 139w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Trumpeter-Swan-2016-27.jpg?resize=768%2C829&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Trumpeter-Swan-2016-27.jpg?resize=278%2C300&amp;ssl=1 278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33853\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-33853\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"33853\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33853\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Trumpeter-Swan-2016-26.jpg?fit=1452%2C1174&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1452,1174\" 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=\"Trumpeter Swan 2016-26\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Trumpeter-Swan-2016-26.jpg?fit=584%2C472&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33853\" title=\"Trumpeter Swan 2016-26\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Trumpeter-Swan-2016-26.jpg?resize=584%2C472&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Trumpeter Swan 2016-26\" width=\"584\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Trumpeter-Swan-2016-26.jpg?w=1452&amp;ssl=1 1452w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Trumpeter-Swan-2016-26.jpg?resize=150%2C121&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Trumpeter-Swan-2016-26.jpg?resize=768%2C621&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Trumpeter-Swan-2016-26.jpg?resize=371%2C300&amp;ssl=1 371w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Trumpeter-Swan-2016-26.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33854\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-33854\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"33854\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33854\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Trumpeter-Swan-2016-25.jpg?fit=1024%2C778&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,778\" 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=\"Trumpeter Swan 2016-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Trumpeter-Swan-2016-25.jpg?fit=584%2C444&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-33854\" title=\"Trumpeter Swan 2016-25\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Trumpeter-Swan-2016-25.jpg?resize=519%2C397&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Trumpeter Swan 2016-25\" width=\"519\" height=\"397\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_33855\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33855\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-33855\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33855\" data-attachment-id=\"33855\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33855\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Trumpeter-Swan-2016-24.jpg?fit=1024%2C922&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,922\" 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=\"Trumpeter Swan 2016-24\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;I got very close to this Trumpeter Swan.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Trumpeter-Swan-2016-24.jpg?fit=584%2C526&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33855\" title=\"Trumpeter Swan 2016-24\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Trumpeter-Swan-2016-24.jpg?resize=584%2C526&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Trumpeter Swan 2016-24\" width=\"584\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Trumpeter-Swan-2016-24.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Trumpeter-Swan-2016-24.jpg?resize=150%2C135&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Trumpeter-Swan-2016-24.jpg?resize=768%2C692&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Trumpeter-Swan-2016-24.jpg?resize=333%2C300&amp;ssl=1 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-33855\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I got very close to this Trumpeter Swan.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33848\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-33848\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"33848\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33848\" 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src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Redhead-2016-10.jpg?resize=584%2C465&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Redhead 2016-10\" width=\"584\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Redhead-2016-10.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Redhead-2016-10.jpg?resize=150%2C119&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Redhead-2016-10.jpg?resize=768%2C611&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Redhead-2016-10.jpg?resize=377%2C300&amp;ssl=1 377w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_33851\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33851\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-33851\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33851\" data-attachment-id=\"33851\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33851\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Redhead-2016-9.jpg?fit=1024%2C605&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,605\" 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=\"Redhead 2016-9\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;I haven&amp;#8217;t found many Redheads this year.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Redhead-2016-9.jpg?fit=584%2C345&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33851\" title=\"Redhead 2016-9\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Redhead-2016-9.jpg?resize=584%2C345&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Redhead 2016-9\" width=\"584\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Redhead-2016-9.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Redhead-2016-9.jpg?resize=150%2C89&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Redhead-2016-9.jpg?resize=768%2C454&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Redhead-2016-9.jpg?resize=500%2C295&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-33851\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I 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The local parks are closed for Christmas, so I headed to College Park to check out the ducks. 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