{"id":596,"date":"2012-07-14T20:13:49","date_gmt":"2012-07-15T00:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=596"},"modified":"2012-12-03T06:30:44","modified_gmt":"2012-12-03T11:30:44","slug":"july-14-21012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=596","title":{"rendered":"Terrapin Beach 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%3D596&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 a little &#8216;net research and a consult with the AA Bird Club, I decided to give Terrapin Beach Nature Park a try. I had some reservations because of weekend beach traffic over the Bay Bridge, but I hit the bridge around 6:30 AM and all was well.<br \/>\nThe park is located at the Eastern Terminus of the bridge in Chesapeake Business Park. Just follow Log Canoe Road to the sign.<br \/>\nOnce parked, follow the unimproved path through the marsh. The asphalt walk will get you there as well, but don&#8217;t follow it too far, as I did, or you&#8217;ll have to backtrack.<br \/>\nIt was cloudy and threatening rain, and the lighting wasn&#8217;t good, but this place has a lot of potential. I didn&#8217;t do very well, but I&#8217;ll be back, on a weekday when there aren&#8217;t so many joggers, fishermen and walkers.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_597\" style=\"width: 1806px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/july-14-21012\/red-winged-blackbird-23\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-597\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-597\" data-attachment-id=\"597\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=597\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Red-Winged-Blackbird-23.jpg?fit=1796%2C1252&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1796,1252\" 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=\"Red Winged Blackbird\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;I have a lot of Red Winged Blackbird images, but for some reason, this is the only one from the rear view.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Red-Winged-Blackbird-23.jpg?fit=584%2C407&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Red-Winged-Blackbird-23.jpg?resize=584%2C407&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Red Winged Blackbird\" title=\"Red Winged Blackbird\" width=\"584\" height=\"407\" class=\"size-full wp-image-597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Red-Winged-Blackbird-23.jpg?w=1796&amp;ssl=1 1796w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Red-Winged-Blackbird-23.jpg?resize=300%2C209&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Red-Winged-Blackbird-23.jpg?resize=1024%2C713&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Red-Winged-Blackbird-23.jpg?resize=430%2C300&amp;ssl=1 430w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Red-Winged-Blackbird-23.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-597\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I have a lot of Red Winged Blackbird images, but for some reason, this is the only one from the rear view.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_603\" style=\"width: 542px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/july-14-21012\/tern-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-603\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-603\" data-attachment-id=\"603\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=603\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Tern-2.jpg?fit=532%2C412&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"532,412\" 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=\"Tern \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;I don&amp;#8217;t know which Tern this is, but there were many of them fishing in the marsh ponds. It&amp;#8217;s tough to get a decent image of these small, fast moving birds.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Tern-2.jpg?fit=532%2C412&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Tern-2.jpg?resize=532%2C412&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Tern \" title=\"Tern \" width=\"532\" height=\"412\" class=\"size-full wp-image-603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Tern-2.jpg?w=532&amp;ssl=1 532w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Tern-2.jpg?resize=300%2C232&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Tern-2.jpg?resize=387%2C300&amp;ssl=1 387w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-603\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I don&#8217;t know which Tern this is, but there were many of them fishing in the marsh ponds. It&#8217;s tough to get a decent image of these small, fast moving birds.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_599\" style=\"width: 2518px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/july-14-21012\/rabbit-8\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-599\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-599\" data-attachment-id=\"599\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=599\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Rabbit-8.jpg?fit=2508%2C2256&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2508,2256\" 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=\"Rabbit\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;I saw 4 or 5 rabbits, most of whom would let me get quite close. This poor guy has a tick on his face. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Rabbit-8.jpg?fit=584%2C525&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Rabbit-8.jpg?resize=584%2C525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Rabbit\" title=\"Rabbit\" width=\"584\" height=\"525\" class=\"size-full wp-image-599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Rabbit-8.jpg?w=2508&amp;ssl=1 2508w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Rabbit-8.jpg?resize=300%2C269&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Rabbit-8.jpg?resize=1024%2C921&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Rabbit-8.jpg?resize=333%2C300&amp;ssl=1 333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Rabbit-8.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Rabbit-8.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-599\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I saw 4 or 5 rabbits, most of whom would let me get quite close. This poor guy has a tick on his face.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_601\" style=\"width: 2094px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/july-14-21012\/great-blue-heron-17\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-601\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-601\" data-attachment-id=\"601\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=601\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Great-Blue-Heron-17.jpg?fit=2084%2C2052&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2084,2052\" 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=\"Great Blue Heron\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This Great Blue Heron was roosting near the hide that overlooks the marsh.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Great-Blue-Heron-17.jpg?fit=584%2C575&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Great-Blue-Heron-17.jpg?resize=584%2C575&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Great Blue Heron\" title=\"Great Blue Heron\" width=\"584\" height=\"575\" class=\"size-full wp-image-601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Great-Blue-Heron-17.jpg?w=2084&amp;ssl=1 2084w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Great-Blue-Heron-17.jpg?resize=300%2C295&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Great-Blue-Heron-17.jpg?resize=1024%2C1008&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Great-Blue-Heron-17.jpg?resize=304%2C300&amp;ssl=1 304w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Great-Blue-Heron-17.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Great-Blue-Heron-17.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-601\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Great Blue Heron was roosting near the hide that overlooks the marsh.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_604\" style=\"width: 858px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/july-14-21012\/eastern-kingbird-14\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-604\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-604\" data-attachment-id=\"604\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=604\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Eastern-Kingbird-14.jpg?fit=848%2C680&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"848,680\" 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=\"Eastern Kingbird\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This Eastern Kingbird was behaving as a flycatcher should, darting out from this perch to catch his prey, then returning.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Eastern-Kingbird-14.jpg?fit=584%2C468&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Eastern-Kingbird-14.jpg?resize=584%2C468&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Eastern Kingbird\" title=\"Eastern Kingbird\" width=\"584\" height=\"468\" class=\"size-full wp-image-604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Eastern-Kingbird-14.jpg?w=848&amp;ssl=1 848w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Eastern-Kingbird-14.jpg?resize=300%2C240&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Eastern-Kingbird-14.jpg?resize=374%2C300&amp;ssl=1 374w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-604\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Eastern Kingbird was behaving as a flycatcher should, darting out from this perch to catch his prey, then returning.<\/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%3D596&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>After a little &#8216;net research and a consult with the AA Bird Club, I decided to give Terrapin Beach Nature Park a try. I had some reservations because of weekend beach traffic over the Bay Bridge, but I hit the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=596\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mybirdingday"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2xu3W-9C","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=596"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/596\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4464,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/596\/revisions\/4464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}