{"id":943,"date":"2012-07-30T18:15:02","date_gmt":"2012-07-30T22:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=943"},"modified":"2012-10-15T19:58:23","modified_gmt":"2012-10-15T23:58:23","slug":"july-30-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=943","title":{"rendered":"Lothian:My First Owl"},"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%3D943&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>Someday I&#8217;ll figure out why one birding day is better than another. I went back to Lothian today and didn&#8217;t see nearly as many birds even though the weather was better and I had more time to seek them out.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_944\" style=\"width: 930px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/july-30-2012\/blue-grosbeak-23\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-944\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-944\" data-attachment-id=\"944\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=944\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Blue-Grosbeak-23.jpg?fit=920%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"920,700\" 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 Grosbeak\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;When I first saw this Blue Grosbeak he was sitting atop a corn plant, but I couldn&amp;#8217;t get a decent shot.. Fortunately, he flew to a nearby willow tree and posed.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Blue-Grosbeak-23.jpg?fit=584%2C444&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Blue-Grosbeak-23.jpg?resize=584%2C444&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Blue Grosbeak\" title=\"Blue Grosbeak\" width=\"584\" height=\"444\" class=\"size-full wp-image-944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Blue-Grosbeak-23.jpg?w=920&amp;ssl=1 920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Blue-Grosbeak-23.jpg?resize=300%2C228&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Blue-Grosbeak-23.jpg?resize=394%2C300&amp;ssl=1 394w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-944\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">When I first saw this Blue Grosbeak he was sitting atop a corn plant, but I couldn&#8217;t get a decent shot.. Fortunately, he flew to a nearby willow tree and posed.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_946\" style=\"width: 638px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/july-30-2012\/cardinal-53\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-946\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-946\" data-attachment-id=\"946\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=946\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Cardinal-53.jpg?fit=628%2C804&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"628,804\" 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=\"Cardinal\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;I can&amp;#8217;t recall any place I&amp;#8217;ve been that didn&amp;#8217;t have a Cardinal singing nearby.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Cardinal-53.jpg?fit=584%2C748&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Cardinal-53.jpg?resize=584%2C748&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Cardinal\" title=\"Cardinal\" width=\"584\" height=\"748\" class=\"size-full wp-image-946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Cardinal-53.jpg?w=628&amp;ssl=1 628w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Cardinal-53.jpg?resize=234%2C300&amp;ssl=1 234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-946\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I can&#8217;t recall any place I&#8217;ve been that didn&#8217;t have a Cardinal singing nearby.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_948\" style=\"width: 538px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/july-30-2012\/flycatcher-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-948\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-948\" data-attachment-id=\"948\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=948\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Flycatcher-3.jpg?fit=528%2C536&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"528,536\" 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=\"Flycatcher \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This may be a Peewee, but Flycatchers are hard to identify. There wren&amp;#8217;t nearly as many in sight as last time I went.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Flycatcher-3.jpg?fit=528%2C536&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Flycatcher-3.jpg?resize=528%2C536&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Flycatcher \" title=\"Flycatcher \" width=\"528\" height=\"536\" class=\"size-full wp-image-948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Flycatcher-3.jpg?w=528&amp;ssl=1 528w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Flycatcher-3.jpg?resize=295%2C300&amp;ssl=1 295w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-948\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This may be a Peewee, but Flycatchers are hard to identify. There weren&#8217;t nearly as many in sight as last time I went.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_949\" style=\"width: 898px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/july-30-2012\/cardinal-54\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-949\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-949\" data-attachment-id=\"949\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=949\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Cardinal-54.jpg?fit=888%2C660&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"888,660\" 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=\"Cardinal\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;I can always tell a slow day when I find my self capturing multiple Cardinals.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Cardinal-54.jpg?fit=584%2C434&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Cardinal-54.jpg?resize=584%2C434&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Cardinal\" title=\"Cardinal\" width=\"584\" height=\"434\" class=\"size-full wp-image-949\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Cardinal-54.jpg?w=888&amp;ssl=1 888w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Cardinal-54.jpg?resize=300%2C222&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Cardinal-54.jpg?resize=403%2C300&amp;ssl=1 403w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-949\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I can always tell a slow day when I find my self capturing multiple Cardinals.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_951\" style=\"width: 1246px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/july-30-2012\/house-finch-27\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-951\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-951\" data-attachment-id=\"951\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=951\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/House-Finch-27.jpg?fit=1236%2C1192&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1236,1192\" 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=\"House Finch \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This House Finch may have heard the shutter click.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/House-Finch-27.jpg?fit=584%2C563&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/House-Finch-27.jpg?resize=584%2C563&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"House Finch \" title=\"House Finch \" width=\"584\" height=\"563\" class=\"size-full wp-image-951\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/House-Finch-27.jpg?w=1236&amp;ssl=1 1236w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/House-Finch-27.jpg?resize=300%2C289&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/House-Finch-27.jpg?resize=1024%2C987&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/House-Finch-27.jpg?resize=311%2C300&amp;ssl=1 311w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/House-Finch-27.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-951\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This House Finch may have heard the shutter click.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_953\" style=\"width: 3486px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/july-30-2012\/owl-1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-953\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-953\" data-attachment-id=\"953\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=953\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Owl-1.jpg?fit=3476%2C2600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3476,2600\" 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=\"Owl\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;My first Owl!&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Owl-1.jpg?fit=584%2C436&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Owl-1.jpg?resize=584%2C437&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Owl\" title=\"Owl\" width=\"584\" height=\"437\" class=\"size-full wp-image-953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Owl-1.jpg?w=3476&amp;ssl=1 3476w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Owl-1.jpg?resize=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Owl-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C765&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Owl-1.jpg?resize=401%2C300&amp;ssl=1 401w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Owl-1.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Owl-1.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-953\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My first Owl!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_955\" style=\"width: 1710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/july-30-2012\/sparrow-7\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-955\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-955\" data-attachment-id=\"955\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=955\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Sparrow-7.jpg?fit=1700%2C1400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1700,1400\" 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=\"Sparrow\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#8217;m working on an ID for this bird.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Sparrow-7.jpg?fit=584%2C481&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Sparrow-7.jpg?resize=584%2C481&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sparrow\" title=\"Sparrow\" width=\"584\" height=\"481\" class=\"size-full wp-image-955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Sparrow-7.jpg?w=1700&amp;ssl=1 1700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Sparrow-7.jpg?resize=300%2C247&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Sparrow-7.jpg?resize=1024%2C843&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Sparrow-7.jpg?resize=364%2C300&amp;ssl=1 364w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Sparrow-7.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-955\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I&#8217;m working on an ID for this bird. Female House Finch.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_957\" style=\"width: 1494px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/july-30-2012\/western-tiger-swallowtail-6\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-957\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-957\" data-attachment-id=\"957\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=957\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Western-Tiger-Swallowtail-6.jpg?fit=1484%2C1108&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1484,1108\" 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;I believe this is a Western Tiger Swallowtail.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Western-Tiger-Swallowtail-6.jpg?fit=584%2C436&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Western-Tiger-Swallowtail-6.jpg?resize=584%2C436&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Western Tiger Swallowtail\" title=\"Western Tiger Swallowtail\" width=\"584\" height=\"436\" class=\"size-full wp-image-957\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Western-Tiger-Swallowtail-6.jpg?w=1484&amp;ssl=1 1484w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Western-Tiger-Swallowtail-6.jpg?resize=300%2C223&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Western-Tiger-Swallowtail-6.jpg?resize=1024%2C764&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Western-Tiger-Swallowtail-6.jpg?resize=401%2C300&amp;ssl=1 401w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Western-Tiger-Swallowtail-6.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-957\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I believe this is a Western Tiger Swallowtail.<\/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%3D943&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>Someday I&#8217;ll figure out why one birding day is better than another. 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