{"id":4065,"date":"2012-11-13T05:17:45","date_gmt":"2012-11-13T10:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=4065"},"modified":"2012-11-13T05:25:11","modified_gmt":"2012-11-13T10:25:11","slug":"snow-bunting-at-thomas-point-lighthouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=4065","title":{"rendered":"Snow Bunting at Thomas Point Lighthouse"},"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%3D4065&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>My friend Barry C., emailed me yesterday about looking for the Snow Bunting reported at Thomas Point Lighthouse, so we set out under sunny, warm skies out to find it. After an hour or so, a fellow birder found it and we got some good pictures. Afterward, we went to Truxtun Park for a quick look around.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/snow-bunting-at-thomas-point-lighthouse\/snow-bunting-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4069\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4069\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=4069\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Snow-Bunting-2.jpg?fit=1424%2C1160&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1424,1160\" 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;}\" data-image-title=\"Snow Bunting \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Snow-Bunting-2.jpg?fit=584%2C476&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Snow-Bunting-2.jpg?resize=584%2C476&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Snow Bunting \" title=\"Snow Bunting \" width=\"584\" height=\"476\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4069\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Snow-Bunting-2.jpg?w=1424&amp;ssl=1 1424w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Snow-Bunting-2.jpg?resize=368%2C300&amp;ssl=1 368w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Snow-Bunting-2.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_4066\" style=\"width: 1482px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/snow-bunting-at-thomas-point-lighthouse\/snow-bunting-1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4066\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4066\" data-attachment-id=\"4066\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=4066\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Snow-Bunting-1.jpg?fit=1472%2C1012&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1472,1012\" 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;}\" data-image-title=\"Snow Bunting \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Snow Bunting nests in the Arctic. From Wikipedia:&amp;#8221;No other passerine can winter as far north as this species apart from the Common Raven.&amp;#8221;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Snow-Bunting-1.jpg?fit=584%2C402&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Snow-Bunting-1.jpg?resize=584%2C402&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Snow Bunting \" title=\"Snow Bunting \" width=\"584\" height=\"402\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Snow-Bunting-1.jpg?w=1472&amp;ssl=1 1472w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Snow-Bunting-1.jpg?resize=436%2C300&amp;ssl=1 436w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Snow-Bunting-1.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4066\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Snow Bunting nests in the Arctic. From Wikipedia:&#8221;No other passerine can winter as far north as this species apart from the Common Raven.&#8221;<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_4071\" style=\"width: 578px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/snow-bunting-at-thomas-point-lighthouse\/kingfisher-26\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4071\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4071\" data-attachment-id=\"4071\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=4071\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Kingfisher-26.jpg?fit=568%2C492&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"568,492\" 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;}\" data-image-title=\"Belted Kingfisher \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This Belted Kingfisher gave us a flying and fishing exhibition.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Kingfisher-26.jpg?fit=568%2C492&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Kingfisher-26.jpg?resize=568%2C492&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Belted Kingfisher \" title=\"Belted Kingfisher \" width=\"568\" height=\"492\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4071\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Kingfisher-26.jpg?w=568&amp;ssl=1 568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Kingfisher-26.jpg?resize=346%2C300&amp;ssl=1 346w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4071\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Belted Kingfisher gave us a flying and fishing exhibition.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\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%3D4065&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My friend Barry C., emailed me yesterday about looking for the Snow Bunting reported at Thomas Point Lighthouse, so we set out under sunny, warm skies out to find it. 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