{"id":3247,"date":"2014-09-06T22:26:52","date_gmt":"2014-09-07T02:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=3247"},"modified":"2014-09-06T22:26:52","modified_gmt":"2014-09-07T02:26:52","slug":"lesser-yellowlegs-antics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=3247","title":{"rendered":"Lesser Yellowlegs Antics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This evening I stopped by the small pond at 6 1\/2 Station Road Sanctuary and was treated to a pair of Lesser Yellowlegs doing <strong>who knows what<\/strong> for nearly five minutes. It involved a lot of hopping around and chasing one another. I really enjoyed seeing this; the photos are distant and heavily cropped, but I really like them. Any thoughts on this behavior are certainly welcome&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7170.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3248\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7170-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7170\" width=\"584\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7170-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7170-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7170-375x300.jpg 375w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7170.jpg 1424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7175.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3249\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7175-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7175\" width=\"584\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7175-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7175-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7175-374x300.jpg 374w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7175.jpg 1741w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7181.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3250\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7181-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7181\" width=\"584\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7181-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7181-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7181-375x300.jpg 375w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7181.jpg 1770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7183.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3251\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7183-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7183\" width=\"584\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7183-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7183-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7183-374x300.jpg 374w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7183.jpg 1822w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7191.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3252\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7191-1024x818.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7191\" width=\"584\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7191-1024x818.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7191-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7191-375x300.jpg 375w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7191.jpg 1921w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7195.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3253\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7195-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7195\" width=\"584\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7195-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7195-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7195-375x300.jpg 375w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7195.jpg 1689w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7197.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3254\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7197-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7197\" width=\"584\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7197-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7197-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7197-374x300.jpg 374w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7197.jpg 1766w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7232.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3255\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7232-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7232\" width=\"584\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7232-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7232-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7232-375x300.jpg 375w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7232.jpg 2035w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7233.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3256\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7233-1024x818.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7233\" width=\"584\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7233-1024x818.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7233-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7233-375x300.jpg 375w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7233.jpg 1808w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7243.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3257\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7243-1024x332.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7243\" width=\"584\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7243-1024x332.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7243-300x97.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_7243-500x162.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This evening I stopped by the small pond at 6 1\/2 Station Road Sanctuary and was treated to a pair of Lesser Yellowlegs doing who knows what for nearly five minutes. It involved a lot of hopping around and chasing one another. I really enjoyed seeing this; the photos are distant and heavily cropped, but &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=3247\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Lesser Yellowlegs Antics&#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_post_was_ever_published":false,"_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}},"categories":[11,6,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-612sanct","category-orangecounty","category-walkingwaterbirds"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5i3kT-Qn","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3247","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=3247"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3247\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3259,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3247\/revisions\/3259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}