{"id":787,"date":"2012-12-29T07:19:02","date_gmt":"2012-12-29T12:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=787"},"modified":"2012-12-29T07:31:00","modified_gmt":"2012-12-29T12:31:00","slug":"photo-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=787","title":{"rendered":"Photo Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I spent five hours yesterday in a photo blind out at the Shawangunk Grasslands. I feel like when it comes to bird photography when it rains it pours &#8211; the light was really nice all day, there were plenty of birds to be seen, and best of all, the Short-eared Owls came up early.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_788\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-788\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_2299.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-788\" title=\"_MG_2299\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_2299-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_2299-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_2299-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_2299-420x300.jpg 420w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_2299.jpg 1402w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-788\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Short-eared Owl banks nicely towards the photo blind. Shawangunk Grasslands 12-28-12.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_789\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-789\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_2277.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-789\" title=\"_MG_2277\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_2277-1024x732.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_2277-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_2277-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_2277-419x300.jpg 419w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-789\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SEOW at the Shawangunk Grasslands 12-28-12.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_790\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-790\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_2316.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-790\" title=\"_MG_2316\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_2316-733x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_2316-733x1024.jpg 733w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_2316-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_2316.jpg 1699w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-790\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This was not the best shot of the day, but it was my favorite.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_791\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-791\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_2325.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-791\" title=\"_MG_2325\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_2325-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_2325-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_2325-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_2325-424x300.jpg 424w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_2325.jpg 1624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-791\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is the only time I saw an owl perch the whole time I was out there.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_792\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-792\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_2390.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-792\" title=\"_MG_2390\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_2390-1024x732.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_2390-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_2390-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_2390-419x300.jpg 419w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_2390.jpg 1305w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-792\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SEOW at the Shawangunk Grasslands 12-28-12.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_793\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-793\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_2300.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-793\" title=\"_MG_2300\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_2300-1024x734.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_2300-1024x734.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_2300-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_2300-418x300.jpg 418w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_2300.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-793\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I was really happy with this shot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_794\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-794\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_1969.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-794\" title=\"_MG_1969\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_1969-1024x733.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_1969-1024x733.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_1969-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_1969-418x300.jpg 418w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-794\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I really wanted to get a good photograph of a Rough-legged Hawk, but this bird does not move around as much as the SEOW and the NOHA so there are much few opportunities. Rough-legged Hawk in the distance, Shawangunk Grasslands 12-28-12.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_796\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-796\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_1917.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-796\" title=\"_MG_1917\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_1917-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_1917-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_1917-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_1917-420x300.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-796\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A close up look at a Northern Harrier as it passes the blind. Shawangunk Grasslands 12-28-12.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_797\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-797\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_2369.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-797\" title=\"_MG_2369\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_2369-732x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_2369-732x1024.jpg 732w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_2369-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_2369.jpg 1772w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-797\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There seemed to be just one male Northern Harrier present. I would love to get a good shot of this bird!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_798\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-798\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_1918.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-798\" title=\"_MG_1918\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_1918-1024x732.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_1918-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_1918-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_1918-419x300.jpg 419w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-798\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My favorite Harrier shot of the day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_799\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-799\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_1992.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-799\" title=\"_MG_1992\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_1992-1024x729.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_1992-1024x729.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_1992-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-799\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NOHA at the Shawangunk Grasslands 12-28-12.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_800\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-800\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_1833.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-800\" title=\"_MG_1833\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_1833-733x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_1833-733x1024.jpg 733w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_1833-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_1833.jpg 1461w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-800\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A flock of about 30 Common Redpolls accompanied me as I made my way out to the blind. Looking at the field guides, it is tough to tell the Common From the Hoary Redpolls. I am pretty sure this is a Common.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_801\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-801\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_1844.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-801\" title=\"_MG_1844\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_1844-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_1844-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_1844-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_1844-420x300.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-801\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">These Common Redpolls were the 199th species of bird I&#8217;ve seen this year.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I spent five hours yesterday in a photo blind out at the Shawangunk Grasslands. 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