{"id":12892,"date":"2023-11-19T16:08:58","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T21:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=12892"},"modified":"2023-11-19T16:08:58","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T21:08:58","slug":"sunday-shots-11-19-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=12892","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Shots, 11\/19\/23"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It was a relatively uneventful weekend of birding for me. There actually doesn&#8217;t seem to be all that much exciting going on in our area at the moment. I checked out a few lakes in southern Orange County on Saturday morning. Then, I spent this morning at the Hudson River. Both mornings were unproductive. The highlight of the weekend for me was in the black dirt later this morning, where, after weeks of trying, I was finally able to get my first Lapland Longspur and Snow Bunting photos of the season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/111923-LALO.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/111923-LALO-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/111923-LALO-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/111923-LALO-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/111923-LALO-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/111923-LALO-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/111923-LALO-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/111923-LALO.jpg 1264w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">~Always a favorite of mine, as readers of the blog know well &#8211; Lapland Longspur in the black dirt 11\/19\/23.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/111923-RTHA-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/111923-RTHA-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/111923-RTHA-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/111923-RTHA-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/111923-RTHA-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/111923-RTHA-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/111923-RTHA-2048x1638.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/111923-RTHA-1200x960.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">~A Red-tailed Hawk being mobbed by American Crows in the Black Dirt Region, 11\/19\/23.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/111823-EUST-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/111823-EUST-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/111823-EUST-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/111823-EUST-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/111823-EUST-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/111823-EUST-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/111823-EUST-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/111823-EUST-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">~European Starling flock at the Camel Farm, 11\/18\/23.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/111923-SNBU.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/111923-SNBU-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/111923-SNBU-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/111923-SNBU-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/111923-SNBU-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/111923-SNBU-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/111923-SNBU-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/111923-SNBU-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">~Stupid heat shimmer from my car did a number on this photo. But, it&#8217;s my first Snow Bunting shot of the year, so I wanted to include it. Black dirt 11\/19\/23.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/111923-GBHE-2-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/111923-GBHE-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/111923-GBHE-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/111923-GBHE-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/111923-GBHE-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/111923-GBHE-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/111923-GBHE-2-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/111923-GBHE-2-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">~A Great Blue Heron stalks prey on Missionland Road, 11\/19\/23.~ <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/111823-EUST-2-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/111823-EUST-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/111823-EUST-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/111823-EUST-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/111823-EUST-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/111823-EUST-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/111823-EUST-2-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/111823-EUST-2-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">~One more European Starling image &#8211; I was enjoying photographing this flock. Camel Farm 11\/18\/23.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was a relatively uneventful weekend of birding for me. There actually doesn&#8217;t seem to be all that much exciting going on in our area at the moment. I checked out a few lakes in southern Orange County on Saturday morning. Then, I spent this morning at the Hudson River. Both mornings were unproductive. The &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=12892\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Sunday Shots, 11\/19\/23&#8221;<\/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":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[6,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-orangecounty","category-photos"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5i3kT-3lW","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12892","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12892"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12892\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12900,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12892\/revisions\/12900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}