{"id":6444,"date":"2013-02-26T19:29:13","date_gmt":"2013-02-27T00:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=6444"},"modified":"2017-11-19T05:57:40","modified_gmt":"2017-11-19T10:57:40","slug":"river-otter-at-wootens-landing-wetland-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=6444","title":{"rendered":"River Otter at Wooton&#8217;s Landing Wetland 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%3D6444&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>Our weatherman friend promised rain and clouds today, but the morning had just enough promise that I decided to take a chance and traveled to Wooton&#8217;s Landing. This park features several areas of marsh, and sits right next to the Patuxent River, a great mix of habitats.<br \/>\nIn truth, not much was going on, and it looked like a Downy Woodpecker convention, as that was the predominant bird by far.<br \/>\nI&#8217;ve seen River Otters in other places. but not for a long time, so it was a surprise and a treat to see one fishing in one of the small marsh ponds.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=6454\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6454\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6454\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=6454\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Downy-92.jpg?fit=1304%2C1384&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1304,1384\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Downy-92.jpg?resize=141%2C150&amp;ssl=1 141w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Downy-92.jpg?resize=282%2C300&amp;ssl=1 282w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Downy-92.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6451\" style=\"width: 1406px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=6451\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6451\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6451\" data-attachment-id=\"6451\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=6451\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Downy-91.jpg?fit=1396%2C1392&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1396,1392\" 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=\"Downy Woodpecker\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;There seemed to be a Downy Woodpecker in every other tree. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Downy-91.jpg?fit=584%2C582&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6451\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Downy-91.jpg?resize=584%2C582&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Downy Woodpecker\" width=\"584\" height=\"582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Downy-91.jpg?w=1396&amp;ssl=1 1396w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Downy-91.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Downy-91.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Downy-91.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6451\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There seemed to be a Downy Woodpecker in every other tree.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=6446\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6446\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6446\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=6446\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Otter-1.jpg?fit=1316%2C860&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1316,860\" 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=\"River Otter\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Otter-1.jpg?fit=584%2C382&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6446\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Otter-1.jpg?resize=584%2C382&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"River Otter\" width=\"584\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Otter-1.jpg?w=1316&amp;ssl=1 1316w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Otter-1.jpg?resize=150%2C98&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Otter-1.jpg?resize=459%2C300&amp;ssl=1 459w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Otter-1.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=6447\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6447\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6447\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=6447\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Otter-3.jpg?fit=836%2C764&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"836,764\" 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=\"River Otter\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Otter-3.jpg?fit=584%2C534&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6447\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Otter-3.jpg?resize=584%2C534&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"River Otter\" width=\"584\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Otter-3.jpg?w=836&amp;ssl=1 836w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Otter-3.jpg?resize=150%2C137&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Otter-3.jpg?resize=328%2C300&amp;ssl=1 328w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=6449\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6449\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6449\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=6449\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Otter-5.jpg?fit=1120%2C844&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1120,844\" 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=\"River Otter\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Otter-5.jpg?fit=584%2C440&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6449\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Otter-5.jpg?resize=584%2C440&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"River Otter\" width=\"584\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Otter-5.jpg?w=1120&amp;ssl=1 1120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Otter-5.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Otter-5.jpg?resize=398%2C300&amp;ssl=1 398w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6448\" style=\"width: 986px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=6448\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6448\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6448\" data-attachment-id=\"6448\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=6448\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Otter-4.jpg?fit=976%2C716&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"976,716\" 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=\"River Otter\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;From The Chesapeake Bay Progfram:&lt;br \/&gt;\n&amp;#8220;The river otter is a large, brown, weasel-like mammal found along the shores of the Chesapeake Bay and lakes, streams, rivers and marshes throughout the Bay watershed. Grows to 26-40 inches long, not including the tail, and weighs up to 18 pounds&amp;#8221;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Otter-4.jpg?fit=584%2C428&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6448\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Otter-4.jpg?resize=584%2C428&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"River Otter\" width=\"584\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Otter-4.jpg?w=976&amp;ssl=1 976w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Otter-4.jpg?resize=150%2C110&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Otter-4.jpg?resize=408%2C300&amp;ssl=1 408w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6448\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From The Chesapeake Bay Progfram:<br \/>&#8220;The river otter is a large, brown, weasel-like mammal found along the shores of the Chesapeake Bay and lakes, streams, rivers and marshes throughout the Bay watershed. Grows to 26-40 inches long, not including the tail, and weighs up to 18 pounds&#8221;<\/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%3D6444&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>Our weatherman friend promised rain and clouds today, but the morning had just enough promise that I decided to take a chance and traveled to Wooton&#8217;s Landing. This park features several areas of marsh, and sits right next to the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=6444\">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_feature_clip_id":0,"_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-6444","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-1FW","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6444","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=6444"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6444\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37689,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6444\/revisions\/37689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}