{"id":9842,"date":"2013-08-22T05:42:30","date_gmt":"2013-08-22T09:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=9842"},"modified":"2013-08-22T05:42:30","modified_gmt":"2013-08-22T09:42:30","slug":"frogs-and-spiderwebs-at-governor-bridge-natural-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=9842","title":{"rendered":"Frogs and Spiderwebs at Governor Bridge Natural Area."},"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%3D9842&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 arrived around sunrise again, and the weather was an improvement over yesterday, with the fog clearing much more quickly.<br \/>\nUnfortunately, there were no birds to see. It was unusually slow, with only a few sightings. Graeme showed up around 8:00 and we went to a new area of the park in hopes of finding some warblers, but it was not to be.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9843\" style=\"width: 1710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=9843\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9843\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9843\" data-attachment-id=\"9843\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=9843\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Frog-7.jpg?fit=1700%2C1252&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1700,1252\" 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=\"Frog \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;There were dozens of these little frogs in the puddles.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Frog-7.jpg?fit=584%2C430&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Frog-7.jpg?resize=584%2C430&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Frog \" width=\"584\" height=\"430\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Frog-7.jpg?w=1700&amp;ssl=1 1700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Frog-7.jpg?resize=150%2C110&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Frog-7.jpg?resize=407%2C300&amp;ssl=1 407w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Frog-7.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9843\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There were dozens of these little frogs in the puddles.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_9845\" style=\"width: 1566px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=9845\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9845\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9845\" data-attachment-id=\"9845\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=9845\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Great-Blue-Heron-135.jpg?fit=1556%2C1788&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1556,1788\" 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 Blue Heron \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This Great Blue Heron may have been laughing at us.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Great-Blue-Heron-135.jpg?fit=584%2C671&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Great-Blue-Heron-135.jpg?resize=584%2C671&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Great Blue Heron \" width=\"584\" height=\"671\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Great-Blue-Heron-135.jpg?w=1556&amp;ssl=1 1556w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Great-Blue-Heron-135.jpg?resize=130%2C150&amp;ssl=1 130w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Great-Blue-Heron-135.jpg?resize=261%2C300&amp;ssl=1 261w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Great-Blue-Heron-135.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9845\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Great Blue Heron may have been laughing at us.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_9846\" style=\"width: 2978px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=9846\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9846\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9846\" data-attachment-id=\"9846\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=9846\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Spider-Web-2.jpg?fit=2968%2C2572&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2968,2572\" 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=\"Spider Web\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This Spider Web was an interesting sight.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Spider-Web-2.jpg?fit=584%2C584&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Spider-Web-2.jpg?resize=584%2C506&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Spider Web\" width=\"584\" height=\"506\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Spider-Web-2.jpg?w=2968&amp;ssl=1 2968w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Spider-Web-2.jpg?resize=150%2C129&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Spider-Web-2.jpg?resize=346%2C300&amp;ssl=1 346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Spider-Web-2.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Spider-Web-2.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9846\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Spider Web was an interesting sight.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_9847\" style=\"width: 413px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=9847\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9847\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9847\" data-attachment-id=\"9847\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=9847\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Indigo-Bunting.101.jpg?fit=403%2C509&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"403,509\" 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=\"Indigo Bunting.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This Indigo Bunting.was one of the very few interesting birds we saw.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Indigo-Bunting.101.jpg?fit=403%2C509&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Indigo-Bunting.101.jpg?resize=403%2C509&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Indigo Bunting.\" width=\"403\" height=\"509\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Indigo-Bunting.101.jpg?w=403&amp;ssl=1 403w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Indigo-Bunting.101.jpg?resize=118%2C150&amp;ssl=1 118w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Indigo-Bunting.101.jpg?resize=237%2C300&amp;ssl=1 237w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9847\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Indigo Bunting.was one of the very few interesting birds we saw.<\/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%3D9842&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: 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