{"id":3192,"date":"2015-06-12T11:24:41","date_gmt":"2015-06-12T16:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/?p=3192"},"modified":"2015-06-12T12:42:39","modified_gmt":"2015-06-12T17:42:39","slug":"perfect-winter-morning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/2015\/06\/12\/perfect-winter-morning\/","title":{"rendered":"Perfect Winter Morning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I\u00a0photographed this feeding American Oystercatcher and landing willet\u00a0last winter in the Laguna Madre shortly after sunrise.\u00a0 Of course,\u00a0\u00a0water dripping\u00a0from the bill or having the wings spread is really cool, but it&#8217;s the reflection that\u00a0makes the image.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Click on the image to enlarge and sharpen for viewing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/American-Oystercatcher_IMG_71391.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[3192]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3198\" src=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/American-Oystercatcher_IMG_71391-480x320.jpg\" alt=\"American Oystercatcher feeding in the Laguna Madre at sunrise\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/American-Oystercatcher_IMG_71391-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/American-Oystercatcher_IMG_71391-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/American-Oystercatcher_IMG_71391.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Canon 7D camera and 500 mm IS lens, ISO 400, 1\/1600 second @ f 4 \u00a0from the World Birding Center board walk on South Padre Island.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3201\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3201\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Willets_IMG_7441.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[3192]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3201\" src=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Willets_IMG_7441-480x320.jpg\" alt=\"Willet landing in the Laguna Madre\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Willets_IMG_7441-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Willets_IMG_7441-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Willets_IMG_7441.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3201\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Willet landing in the Laguna Madre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Canon 7D camera and 500 mm IS Canon lens, Feisol cf tripod with Wimberly Head, ISO 400, 1\/4000 second @ f 5.6<\/p>\n<p>I am working my way through thousands of images collected through the winter and spring.\u00a0 Keep watching for\u00a0fresh newsletters with photos from\u00a0Big Bend National Park, Block Creek Ranch, Transition Ranch and more.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Larry<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u00a0photographed this feeding American Oystercatcher and landing willet\u00a0last winter in the Laguna Madre shortly after sunrise.\u00a0 Of course,\u00a0\u00a0water dripping\u00a0from the bill or having the wings spread is really cool, but it&#8217;s the reflection that\u00a0makes the image. Click on the image to enlarge and sharpen for viewing. 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