{"id":9265,"date":"2013-07-24T19:04:33","date_gmt":"2013-07-24T23:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=9265"},"modified":"2013-07-24T19:19:06","modified_gmt":"2013-07-24T23:19:06","slug":"ruby-throated-hummingbird-at-greenbury-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=9265","title":{"rendered":"Ruby Throated Hummingbird at Greenbury Point."},"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%3D9265&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>I awoke to a cloudy day, which began clearing quickly. Temps were in the high 70s with a light breeze, and it looked like an ideal birding day. I got to Greenbury before 8:00 and found some nice birds right away.<br \/>\nI was pleased to see my first Hummingbird at Greenbury, and a few other birds that have been scarce showed up as well.<br \/>\nI also vowed to stay out of the thorns, or wear long pants.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_9266\" style=\"width: 794px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=9266\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9266\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9266\" data-attachment-id=\"9266\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=9266\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Ruby-Throated-Hummingbird-82.jpg?fit=784%2C736&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"784,736\" 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=\"Ruby Throated Hummingbird \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This female Ruby Throated Hummingbird is the first I&amp;#8217;ve seen at Greenbury.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Ruby-Throated-Hummingbird-82.jpg?fit=584%2C548&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Ruby-Throated-Hummingbird-82.jpg?resize=584%2C548&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ruby Throated Hummingbird \" width=\"584\" height=\"548\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Ruby-Throated-Hummingbird-82.jpg?w=784&amp;ssl=1 784w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Ruby-Throated-Hummingbird-82.jpg?resize=150%2C140&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Ruby-Throated-Hummingbird-82.jpg?resize=319%2C300&amp;ssl=1 319w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9266\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This female Ruby Throated Hummingbird is the first I&#8217;ve seen at Greenbury.<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=9267\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9267\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9267\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=9267\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Great-Crested-Flycatcher-53.jpg?fit=424%2C496&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"424,496\" 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 Crested Flycatcher\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Great-Crested-Flycatcher-53.jpg?fit=424%2C496&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Great-Crested-Flycatcher-53.jpg?resize=424%2C496&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Great Crested Flycatcher\" width=\"424\" height=\"496\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Great-Crested-Flycatcher-53.jpg?w=424&amp;ssl=1 424w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Great-Crested-Flycatcher-53.jpg?resize=128%2C150&amp;ssl=1 128w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Great-Crested-Flycatcher-53.jpg?resize=256%2C300&amp;ssl=1 256w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_9268\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=9268\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9268\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9268\" data-attachment-id=\"9268\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=9268\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Great-Crested-Flycatcher-54.jpg?fit=440%2C520&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"440,520\" 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 Crested Flycatcher\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This Great Crested Flycatcher was singing softly right out in the open, but it still took me a while to locate him.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Great-Crested-Flycatcher-54.jpg?fit=440%2C520&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Great-Crested-Flycatcher-54.jpg?resize=440%2C520&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Great Crested Flycatcher\" width=\"440\" height=\"520\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Great-Crested-Flycatcher-54.jpg?w=440&amp;ssl=1 440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Great-Crested-Flycatcher-54.jpg?resize=126%2C150&amp;ssl=1 126w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Great-Crested-Flycatcher-54.jpg?resize=253%2C300&amp;ssl=1 253w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9268\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Great Crested Flycatcher was singing softly right out in the open, but it still took me a while to locate him.<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_9275\" style=\"width: 482px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=9275\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9275\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9275\" data-attachment-id=\"9275\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=9275\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Bluebird-121.jpg?fit=472%2C544&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"472,544\" 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=\"Bluebird \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Bluebirds were definitely more plentiful last year.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Bluebird-121.jpg?fit=472%2C544&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Bluebird-121.jpg?resize=472%2C544&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bluebird\" width=\"472\" height=\"544\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Bluebird-121.jpg?w=472&amp;ssl=1 472w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Bluebird-121.jpg?resize=130%2C150&amp;ssl=1 130w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Bluebird-121.jpg?resize=260%2C300&amp;ssl=1 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9275\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bluebirds were definitely more plentiful last year.<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=9272\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9272\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9272\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=9272\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Western-Tiger-Swallowtail-25.jpg?fit=2964%2C3056&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2964,3056\" 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=\"Western Tiger Swallowtail \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Western-Tiger-Swallowtail-25.jpg?fit=584%2C584&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Western-Tiger-Swallowtail-25.jpg?resize=584%2C602&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Western Tiger Swallowtail\" width=\"584\" height=\"602\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Western-Tiger-Swallowtail-25.jpg?w=2964&amp;ssl=1 2964w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Western-Tiger-Swallowtail-25.jpg?resize=145%2C150&amp;ssl=1 145w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Western-Tiger-Swallowtail-25.jpg?resize=290%2C300&amp;ssl=1 290w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Western-Tiger-Swallowtail-25.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Western-Tiger-Swallowtail-25.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_9273\" style=\"width: 2502px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=9273\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9273\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9273\" data-attachment-id=\"9273\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=9273\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Western-Tiger-Swallowtail-26.jpg?fit=2492%2C2436&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2492,2436\" 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=\"Western Tiger Swallowtail \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This blossom must have been special, as several butterflies gathered to feed it despite the proximity of many similar flowers.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Western-Tiger-Swallowtail-26.jpg?fit=584%2C584&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Western-Tiger-Swallowtail-26.jpg?resize=584%2C571&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Western Tiger Swallowtail\" width=\"584\" height=\"571\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Western-Tiger-Swallowtail-26.jpg?w=2492&amp;ssl=1 2492w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Western-Tiger-Swallowtail-26.jpg?resize=150%2C146&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Western-Tiger-Swallowtail-26.jpg?resize=306%2C300&amp;ssl=1 306w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Western-Tiger-Swallowtail-26.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Western-Tiger-Swallowtail-26.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9273\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This blossom must have been special, as several butterflies gathered to feed it despite the proximity of many similar flowers.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9270\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=9270\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9270\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9270\" data-attachment-id=\"9270\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=9270\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Blue-Gray-Gnatcatcher-52.jpg?fit=800%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,720\" 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 Gray Gnatcatcher \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Blue Gray Gnatcatchers don&amp;#8217;t seem to be as plentiful as they were last year.  &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Blue-Gray-Gnatcatcher-52.jpg?fit=584%2C526&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Blue-Gray-Gnatcatcher-52.jpg?resize=584%2C526&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Blue Gray Gnatcatcher \" width=\"584\" height=\"526\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Blue-Gray-Gnatcatcher-52.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Blue-Gray-Gnatcatcher-52.jpg?resize=150%2C135&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Blue-Gray-Gnatcatcher-52.jpg?resize=333%2C300&amp;ssl=1 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9270\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blue Gray Gnatcatchers don&#8217;t seem to be as plentiful as they were last year.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=9277\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9277\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9277\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=9277\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Eastern-Kingbird-49.jpg?fit=1500%2C1212&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1212\" 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=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Eastern-Kingbird-49.jpg?fit=584%2C472&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Eastern-Kingbird-49.jpg?resize=584%2C472&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Eastern Kingbird \" width=\"584\" height=\"472\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Eastern-Kingbird-49.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Eastern-Kingbird-49.jpg?resize=150%2C121&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Eastern-Kingbird-49.jpg?resize=371%2C300&amp;ssl=1 371w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Eastern-Kingbird-49.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=9278\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9278\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9278\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=9278\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Eastern-Kingbird-50.jpg?fit=1208%2C936&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1208,936\" 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=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Eastern-Kingbird-50.jpg?fit=584%2C453&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Eastern-Kingbird-50.jpg?resize=584%2C453&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Eastern Kingbird \" width=\"584\" height=\"453\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Eastern-Kingbird-50.jpg?w=1208&amp;ssl=1 1208w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Eastern-Kingbird-50.jpg?resize=150%2C116&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Eastern-Kingbird-50.jpg?resize=387%2C300&amp;ssl=1 387w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=9279\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9279\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9279\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=9279\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Eastern-Kingbird-47.jpg?fit=1064%2C1032&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1064,1032\" 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=\"Eastern Kingbird \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Eastern-Kingbird-47.jpg?fit=584%2C566&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Eastern-Kingbird-47.jpg?resize=584%2C566&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Eastern Kingbird \" width=\"584\" height=\"566\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Eastern-Kingbird-47.jpg?w=1064&amp;ssl=1 1064w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Eastern-Kingbird-47.jpg?resize=150%2C145&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Eastern-Kingbird-47.jpg?resize=309%2C300&amp;ssl=1 309w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_9280\" style=\"width: 1550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=9280\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9280\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9280\" data-attachment-id=\"9280\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=9280\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Eastern-Kingbird-48.jpg?fit=1540%2C1716&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1540,1716\" 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;I haven&amp;#8217;t seen an Eastern Kingbird  in a while.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Eastern-Kingbird-48.jpg?fit=584%2C651&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Eastern-Kingbird-48.jpg?resize=584%2C651&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Eastern Kingbird \" width=\"584\" height=\"651\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Eastern-Kingbird-48.jpg?w=1540&amp;ssl=1 1540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Eastern-Kingbird-48.jpg?resize=134%2C150&amp;ssl=1 134w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Eastern-Kingbird-48.jpg?resize=269%2C300&amp;ssl=1 269w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Eastern-Kingbird-48.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9280\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I haven&#8217;t seen an Eastern Kingbird  in a while.<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_9282\" style=\"width: 754px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=9282\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9282\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9282\" data-attachment-id=\"9282\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=9282\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Goldfinch-68.jpg?fit=744%2C844&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"744,844\" 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=\"Goldfinch \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This Goldfinch may be a juvenile.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Goldfinch-68.jpg?fit=584%2C662&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Goldfinch-68.jpg?resize=584%2C662&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Goldfinch \" width=\"584\" height=\"662\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Goldfinch-68.jpg?w=744&amp;ssl=1 744w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Goldfinch-68.jpg?resize=132%2C150&amp;ssl=1 132w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Goldfinch-68.jpg?resize=264%2C300&amp;ssl=1 264w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9282\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Goldfinch may be a juvenile.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\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%3D9265&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>I awoke to a cloudy day, which began clearing quickly. Temps were in the high 70s with a light breeze, and it looked like an ideal birding day. I got to Greenbury before 8:00 and found some nice birds right &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=9265\">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-9265","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-2pr","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9265","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=9265"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9265\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9286,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9265\/revisions\/9286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}