{"id":887,"date":"2012-07-26T18:25:14","date_gmt":"2012-07-26T22:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=887"},"modified":"2012-10-15T20:02:14","modified_gmt":"2012-10-16T00:02:14","slug":"july-25-and-26-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=887","title":{"rendered":"Dragonflies in the Heat"},"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%3D887&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>Work. weather and chores have been intruding on my birding for the last couple of days, so there&#8217;s not much to show here.<br \/>\nYesterday I had to work on a couple pf computer problems, so my Sandy Point Trip was very short, and today I got new tires for the truck and got a few shots of the birds around Sam&#8217;s Club, but a subsequent trip  to the Nature Center was very brief due to the excessive heat and humidity.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_888\" style=\"width: 4618px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/july-25-and-26-2012\/bay-bridge-10\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-888\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-888\" data-attachment-id=\"888\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=888\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Bay-Bridge-10.jpg?fit=4608%2C3072&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4608,3072\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1343204053&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;150&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Chesapeake Bay Bridge \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This view of the Bay Bridge was taken looking across the marina at Sandy Point.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Bay-Bridge-10.jpg?fit=584%2C389&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Bay-Bridge-10.jpg?resize=584%2C389&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Chesapeake Bay Bridge \" title=\"Chesapeake Bay Bridge \" width=\"584\" height=\"389\" class=\"size-full wp-image-888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Bay-Bridge-10.jpg?w=4608&amp;ssl=1 4608w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Bay-Bridge-10.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Bay-Bridge-10.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Bay-Bridge-10.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Bay-Bridge-10.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Bay-Bridge-10.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-888\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This view of the Bay Bridge was taken looking across the marina at Sandy Point.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/july-25-and-26-2012\/dragonfly-16\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-890\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"890\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=890\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Dragonfly-16.jpg?fit=1924%2C1736&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1924,1736\" 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=\"Dragonfly 16\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Dragonfly-16.jpg?fit=584%2C526&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Dragonfly-16.jpg?resize=584%2C527&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"Dragonfly 16\" width=\"584\" height=\"527\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Dragonfly-16.jpg?w=1924&amp;ssl=1 1924w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Dragonfly-16.jpg?resize=300%2C270&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Dragonfly-16.jpg?resize=1024%2C923&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Dragonfly-16.jpg?resize=332%2C300&amp;ssl=1 332w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Dragonfly-16.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Dragonfly-16.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_891\" style=\"width: 1714px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/july-25-and-26-2012\/dragonfly-17\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-891\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-891\" data-attachment-id=\"891\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=891\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Dragonfly-17.jpg?fit=1704%2C1552&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1704,1552\" 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=\"Dragonfly\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;When it&amp;#8217;s too hot for the birds, you can usually find a dragonfly.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Dragonfly-17.jpg?fit=584%2C532&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Dragonfly-17.jpg?resize=584%2C532&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dragonfly\" title=\"Dragonfly\" width=\"584\" height=\"532\" class=\"size-full wp-image-891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Dragonfly-17.jpg?w=1704&amp;ssl=1 1704w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Dragonfly-17.jpg?resize=300%2C273&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Dragonfly-17.jpg?resize=1024%2C932&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Dragonfly-17.jpg?resize=329%2C300&amp;ssl=1 329w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Dragonfly-17.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-891\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">When it&#8217;s too hot for the birds, you can usually find a dragonfly.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_893\" style=\"width: 1510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/july-25-and-26-2012\/blue-jay-28\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-893\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-893\" data-attachment-id=\"893\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=893\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Blue-Jay-28.jpg?fit=1500%2C1680&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1680\" 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=\"Blue Jay \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The local Sam&amp;#8217;s club did a decent job of keeping a green border, and it looked promising, but it&amp;#8217;s largely populated by Blue Jays, Mockingbirds, Starlings and Sparrows.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Blue-Jay-28.jpg?fit=584%2C654&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Blue-Jay-28.jpg?resize=584%2C654&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Blue Jay \" title=\"Blue Jay \" width=\"584\" height=\"654\" class=\"size-full wp-image-893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Blue-Jay-28.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Blue-Jay-28.jpg?resize=267%2C300&amp;ssl=1 267w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Blue-Jay-28.jpg?resize=914%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 914w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Blue-Jay-28.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-893\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The local Sam&#8217;s club did a decent job of keeping a green border, and it looked promising, but it&#8217;s largely populated by Blue Jays, Mockingbirds, Starlings, stray cats and Sparrows.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_895\" style=\"width: 1674px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/july-25-and-26-2012\/mockingbird-18\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-895\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-895\" data-attachment-id=\"895\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=895\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Mockingbird-18.jpg?fit=1664%2C1252&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1664,1252\" 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=\"Mockingbird \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Mockingbirds seemed to be everywhere, and they were quite aggressive with one another.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Mockingbird-18.jpg?fit=584%2C439&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Mockingbird-18.jpg?resize=584%2C439&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mockingbird \" title=\"Mockingbird \" width=\"584\" height=\"439\" class=\"size-full wp-image-895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Mockingbird-18.jpg?w=1664&amp;ssl=1 1664w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Mockingbird-18.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Mockingbird-18.jpg?resize=1024%2C770&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Mockingbird-18.jpg?resize=398%2C300&amp;ssl=1 398w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Mockingbird-18.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-895\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mockingbirds seemed to be everywhere, and they were quite aggressive with one another.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_897\" style=\"width: 914px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/july-25-and-26-2012\/red-winged-blackbird-27\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-897\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-897\" data-attachment-id=\"897\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=897\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Red-Winged-Blackbird-27.jpg?fit=904%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"904,800\" 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;This Red Winged Blackbird was one of the few birds braving the heat.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Red-Winged-Blackbird-27.jpg?fit=584%2C517&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Red-Winged-Blackbird-27.jpg?resize=584%2C517&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Red Winged Blackbird \" title=\"Red Winged Blackbird \" width=\"584\" height=\"517\" class=\"size-full wp-image-897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Red-Winged-Blackbird-27.jpg?w=904&amp;ssl=1 904w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Red-Winged-Blackbird-27.jpg?resize=300%2C265&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Red-Winged-Blackbird-27.jpg?resize=339%2C300&amp;ssl=1 339w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-897\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Red Winged Blackbird was one of the few birds braving the heat.<\/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%3D887&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>Work. weather and chores have been intruding on my birding for the last couple of days, so there&#8217;s not much to show here. 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