{"id":9168,"date":"2013-07-14T18:49:07","date_gmt":"2013-07-14T22:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=9168"},"modified":"2013-07-14T18:53:01","modified_gmt":"2013-07-14T22:53:01","slug":"osprey-at-terrapin-nature-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=9168","title":{"rendered":"Osprey at Terrapin 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%3D9168&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>It looked like a promising morning despite the weatherman&#8217;s predictions of rain, so I headed for Terrapin, where I haven&#8217;t been lately. I was surprised to find that the Bay Bridge toll has been increased to $6.00, which was annoying.<br \/>\nI was also surprised to find two of the main paths at Terrapin blocked by downed trees. I assume they&#8217;ll fix that soon.<br \/>\nIt was very humid, and buggy, and birds were in short supply. I watched the Terns fishing in the marsh pond for a while, then headed home early.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_9169\" style=\"width: 2446px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=9169\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9169\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9169\" data-attachment-id=\"9169\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=9169\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Rabbit-16.jpg?fit=2436%2C2532&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2436,2532\" 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;This young rabbit was almost totally unafraid.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Rabbit-16.jpg?fit=584%2C584&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Rabbit-16.jpg?resize=584%2C607&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Rabbit \" width=\"584\" height=\"607\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Rabbit-16.jpg?w=2436&amp;ssl=1 2436w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Rabbit-16.jpg?resize=144%2C150&amp;ssl=1 144w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Rabbit-16.jpg?resize=288%2C300&amp;ssl=1 288w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Rabbit-16.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Rabbit-16.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9169\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This young rabbit was almost totally unafraid.<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_9170\" style=\"width: 1166px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=9170\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9170\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9170\" data-attachment-id=\"9170\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=9170\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Common-Tern-4.jpg?fit=1156%2C1032&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1156,1032\" 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=\"Common Tern\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Several Common Terns were fishing, but they didn&amp;#8217;t often come close enough for a decent picture.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Common-Tern-4.jpg?fit=584%2C521&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Common-Tern-4.jpg?resize=584%2C521&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Common Tern\" width=\"584\" height=\"521\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Common-Tern-4.jpg?w=1156&amp;ssl=1 1156w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Common-Tern-4.jpg?resize=150%2C133&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Common-Tern-4.jpg?resize=336%2C300&amp;ssl=1 336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9170\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Several Common Terns were fishing, but they didn&#8217;t often come close enough for a decent picture.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9172\" style=\"width: 3382px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=9172\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9172\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9172\" data-attachment-id=\"9172\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=9172\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Osprey-194.jpg?fit=3372%2C1984&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3372,1984\" 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;I watched this Osprey  catch this large fish, then he flew by so closely that he didn&amp;#8217;t quite fit in the frame.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Osprey-194.jpg?fit=584%2C579&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Osprey-194.jpg?resize=584%2C344&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Osprey \" width=\"584\" height=\"344\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Osprey-194.jpg?w=3372&amp;ssl=1 3372w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Osprey-194.jpg?resize=150%2C88&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Osprey-194.jpg?resize=500%2C294&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Osprey-194.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Osprey-194.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9172\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I watched this Osprey  catch this large fish, then he flew by so closely that he didn&#8217;t quite fit in the frame.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=9175\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9175\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9175\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=9175\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Red-Winged-Blackbird.-56.jpg?fit=3858%2C3048&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3858,3048\" 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=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Red-Winged-Blackbird.-56.jpg?fit=584%2C584&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Red-Winged-Blackbird.-56.jpg?resize=584%2C461&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Red Winged Blackbird\" width=\"584\" height=\"461\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Red-Winged-Blackbird.-56.jpg?w=3858&amp;ssl=1 3858w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Red-Winged-Blackbird.-56.jpg?resize=150%2C118&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Red-Winged-Blackbird.-56.jpg?resize=379%2C300&amp;ssl=1 379w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Red-Winged-Blackbird.-56.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Red-Winged-Blackbird.-56.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9176\" style=\"width: 3310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=9176\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9176\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9176\" data-attachment-id=\"9176\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=9176\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Red-Winged-Blackbird.-55.jpg?fit=3300%2C2808&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3300,2808\" 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   landed in a tree right next to me.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Red-Winged-Blackbird.-55.jpg?fit=584%2C584&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Red-Winged-Blackbird.-55.jpg?resize=584%2C497&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Red Winged Blackbird\" width=\"584\" height=\"497\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Red-Winged-Blackbird.-55.jpg?w=3300&amp;ssl=1 3300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Red-Winged-Blackbird.-55.jpg?resize=150%2C127&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Red-Winged-Blackbird.-55.jpg?resize=352%2C300&amp;ssl=1 352w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Red-Winged-Blackbird.-55.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Red-Winged-Blackbird.-55.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9176\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Red Winged Blackbird   landed in a tree right next to me.<\/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%3D9168&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>It looked like a promising morning despite the weatherman&#8217;s predictions of rain, so I headed for Terrapin, where I haven&#8217;t been lately. I was surprised to find that the Bay Bridge toll has been increased to $6.00, which was annoying. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=9168\">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-9168","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-2nS","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9168","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=9168"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9168\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9173,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9168\/revisions\/9173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}