{"id":739,"date":"2012-07-19T19:09:40","date_gmt":"2012-07-19T23:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=739"},"modified":"2012-12-03T06:26:55","modified_gmt":"2012-12-03T11:26:55","slug":"july-19-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=739","title":{"rendered":"Grackle with Peanut"},"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%3D739&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>Another yucky, uninspiring day. It was warm early, even after last night&#8217;s welcome rain, an the firing range at USNA was open again, limiting the available birding space. I left soon after I arrived, as not much was happenng, and went to a friend&#8217;s house, which looks promising for the future.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_740\" style=\"width: 806px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/july-19-2012\/goldfinch-29\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-740\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-740\" data-attachment-id=\"740\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=740\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Goldfinch-29.jpg?fit=796%2C696&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"796,696\" 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=\"Goldfinch \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This Goldfinch was one of the few visible birds.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Goldfinch-29.jpg?fit=584%2C511&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Goldfinch-29.jpg?resize=584%2C511&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Goldfinch \" title=\"Goldfinch \" width=\"584\" height=\"511\" class=\"size-full wp-image-740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Goldfinch-29.jpg?w=796&amp;ssl=1 796w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Goldfinch-29.jpg?resize=300%2C262&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Goldfinch-29.jpg?resize=343%2C300&amp;ssl=1 343w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-740\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Goldfinch was one of the few visible birds.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_743\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/july-19-2012\/red-bellied-woodpecker-36\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-743\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-743\" data-attachment-id=\"743\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=743\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Red-Bellied-Woodpecker-36.jpg?fit=540%2C528&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"540,528\" 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 Bellied Woodpecker \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This juvenile Red Bellied Woodpecker searched this tree thoroughly for a meal.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Red-Bellied-Woodpecker-36.jpg?fit=540%2C528&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Red-Bellied-Woodpecker-36.jpg?resize=540%2C528&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Red Bellied Woodpecker \" title=\"Red Bellied Woodpecker \" width=\"540\" height=\"528\" class=\"size-full wp-image-743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Red-Bellied-Woodpecker-36.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Red-Bellied-Woodpecker-36.jpg?resize=300%2C293&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Red-Bellied-Woodpecker-36.jpg?resize=306%2C300&amp;ssl=1 306w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-743\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This juvenile Red Bellied Woodpecker searched this tree thoroughly for a meal.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_745\" style=\"width: 1102px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/july-19-2012\/osprey-69\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-745\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-745\" data-attachment-id=\"745\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=745\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Osprey-69.jpg?fit=1092%2C872&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1092,872\" 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=\"Osprey\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;There are so many Ospreys at Possum Point that I sometimes ignore them, but I&amp;#8217;ll miss them when they migrate.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Osprey-69.jpg?fit=584%2C466&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Osprey-69.jpg?resize=584%2C466&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Osprey\" title=\"Osprey\" width=\"584\" height=\"466\" class=\"size-full wp-image-745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Osprey-69.jpg?w=1092&amp;ssl=1 1092w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Osprey-69.jpg?resize=300%2C239&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Osprey-69.jpg?resize=1024%2C817&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Osprey-69.jpg?resize=375%2C300&amp;ssl=1 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-745\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There are so many Ospreys at Possum Point that I sometimes ignore them, but I&#8217;ll miss them when they migrate.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_747\" style=\"width: 1686px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/july-19-2012\/red-tailed-hawk-13\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-747\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-747\" data-attachment-id=\"747\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=747\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Red-Tailed-Hawk-13.jpg?fit=1676%2C1160&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1676,1160\" 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=\"Red Tailed Hawk\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;I saw this Red Tailed Hawk land in a large tree, but I couldn&amp;#8217;t locate him until two Crows chased him from his perch into the open .&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Red-Tailed-Hawk-13.jpg?fit=584%2C404&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Red-Tailed-Hawk-13.jpg?resize=584%2C404&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Red Tailed Hawk\" title=\"Red Tailed Hawk\" width=\"584\" height=\"404\" class=\"size-full wp-image-747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Red-Tailed-Hawk-13.jpg?w=1676&amp;ssl=1 1676w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Red-Tailed-Hawk-13.jpg?resize=300%2C207&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Red-Tailed-Hawk-13.jpg?resize=1024%2C708&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Red-Tailed-Hawk-13.jpg?resize=433%2C300&amp;ssl=1 433w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Red-Tailed-Hawk-13.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-747\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I saw this Red Tailed Hawk land in a large tree, but I couldn&#8217;t locate him until two Crows chased him from his perch into the open .<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_749\" style=\"width: 866px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/july-19-2012\/grackle-11\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-749\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-749\" data-attachment-id=\"749\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=749\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Grackle-11.jpg?fit=856%2C796&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"856,796\" 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=\"Grackle \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This handsome Grackle was proud of his peanut.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Grackle-11.jpg?fit=584%2C543&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Grackle-11.jpg?resize=584%2C543&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Grackle \" title=\"Grackle \" width=\"584\" height=\"543\" class=\"size-full wp-image-749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Grackle-11.jpg?w=856&amp;ssl=1 856w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Grackle-11.jpg?resize=300%2C278&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Grackle-11.jpg?resize=322%2C300&amp;ssl=1 322w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-749\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This handsome Grackle was proud of his peanut.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_751\" style=\"width: 842px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/july-19-2012\/cat-1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-751\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-751\" data-attachment-id=\"751\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=751\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Cat-1.jpg?fit=832%2C724&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"832,724\" 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=\"Cat \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;My friend Shannon rescued this handsome cat several years ago.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Cat-1.jpg?fit=584%2C508&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Cat-1.jpg?resize=584%2C508&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"C at\" title=\"Cat \" width=\"584\" height=\"508\" class=\"size-full wp-image-751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Cat-1.jpg?w=832&amp;ssl=1 832w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Cat-1.jpg?resize=300%2C261&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Cat-1.jpg?resize=344%2C300&amp;ssl=1 344w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-751\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My friend Shannon rescued this handsome cat several years ago.<\/p><\/div>\n\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe 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It was warm early, even after last night&#8217;s welcome rain, an the firing range at USNA was open again, limiting the available birding space. I left soon after I arrived, as not much was happenng, and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=739\">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-739","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-bV","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/739","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=739"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/739\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4462,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/739\/revisions\/4462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=739"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=739"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}