{"id":3512,"date":"2016-01-02T12:29:37","date_gmt":"2016-01-02T18:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/?p=3512"},"modified":"2016-01-02T12:29:37","modified_gmt":"2016-01-02T18:29:37","slug":"cold-day-at-laguna-seca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/2016\/01\/02\/cold-day-at-laguna-seca\/","title":{"rendered":"Cold Day at Laguna Seca"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In spite of\u00a0cold and windy\u00a0south Texas weather last weekend,\u00a0four Houston photographers\u00a0and I managed to capture some good images at Laguna Seca Ranch.\u00a0 Here are\u00a0a few\u00a0of my shots.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Remember to click on an image to enlarge and sharpen it for viewing.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3513\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3513\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/American-Kestrel_51U0419.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[3512]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3513\" src=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/American-Kestrel_51U0419-480x320.jpg\" alt=\"American Kestrel on hunting perch\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/American-Kestrel_51U0419-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/American-Kestrel_51U0419-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/American-Kestrel_51U0419.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3513\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">American Kestrel on hunting perch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The wind was blowing so hard this day that I was surprised this little kestrel never lost her grip on the perch.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3514\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3514\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/American-Kestrel_79A1923.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[3512]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3514\" src=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/American-Kestrel_79A1923-480x320.jpg\" alt=\"American Kestrel on hunting perch\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/American-Kestrel_79A1923-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/American-Kestrel_79A1923-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/American-Kestrel_79A1923.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3514\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">American Kestrel on hunting perch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3515\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3515\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Green-Jays_79A0592.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[3512]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3515\" src=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Green-Jays_79A0592-480x320.jpg\" alt=\"Hungry Green Jays stealing acorns from a stump.\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Green-Jays_79A0592-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Green-Jays_79A0592-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Green-Jays_79A0592.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3515\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hungry Green Jays stealing acorns from a stump.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3516\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3516\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Green-Jays_79A2396.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[3512]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3516\" src=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Green-Jays_79A2396-480x373.jpg\" alt=\"There is always another hungry bird to take the last one's place.\" width=\"474\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Green-Jays_79A2396-480x373.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Green-Jays_79A2396-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Green-Jays_79A2396.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3516\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There is always another hungry bird to take the last one&#8217;s place.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3517\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3517\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Harriss-Hawk_79A1944.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[3512]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3517\" src=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Harriss-Hawk_79A1944-480x320.jpg\" alt=\"Harris's Hawk going to food\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Harriss-Hawk_79A1944-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Harriss-Hawk_79A1944-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Harriss-Hawk_79A1944.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3517\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Harris&#8217;s Hawk going to food<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3518\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3518\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Lesser-Goldfinch_51U0092.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[3512]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3518\" src=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Lesser-Goldfinch_51U0092-480x320.jpg\" alt=\"Lesser Goldfinches drinking\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Lesser-Goldfinch_51U0092-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Lesser-Goldfinch_51U0092-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Lesser-Goldfinch_51U0092.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3518\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lesser Goldfinches drinking<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3519\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3519\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Loggerhead-Shrike_79A1962.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[3512]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3519\" src=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Loggerhead-Shrike_79A1962-480x320.jpg\" alt=\"Loggerhead Shrike on hunting perch\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Loggerhead-Shrike_79A1962-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Loggerhead-Shrike_79A1962-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Loggerhead-Shrike_79A1962.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3519\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Loggerhead Shrike on hunting perch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3520\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3520\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Long-billed-Thrasher_79A0467.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[3512]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3520\" src=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Long-billed-Thrasher_79A0467-480x320.jpg\" alt=\"Long-billed Thrasher swallowing a mouth full.\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Long-billed-Thrasher_79A0467-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Long-billed-Thrasher_79A0467-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Long-billed-Thrasher_79A0467.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3520\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Long-billed Thrasher swallowing a mouth full.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3521\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3521\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/White-crowned-Sparrow_51U0683.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[3512]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3521\" src=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/White-crowned-Sparrow_51U0683-480x320.jpg\" alt=\"white-crowned sparrow\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/White-crowned-Sparrow_51U0683-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/White-crowned-Sparrow_51U0683-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/White-crowned-Sparrow_51U0683.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3521\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">white-crowned sparrow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3522\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3522\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Pyrrhuloxia_79A1058.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[3512]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3522\" src=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Pyrrhuloxia_79A1058-480x416.jpg\" alt=\"Pyrrhuloxia male\" width=\"474\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Pyrrhuloxia_79A1058-480x416.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Pyrrhuloxia_79A1058-300x260.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Pyrrhuloxia_79A1058.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3522\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pyrrhuloxia male<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3523\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3523\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Northern-Bobwhite_79A2318.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[3512]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3523\" src=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Northern-Bobwhite_79A2318-480x320.jpg\" alt=\"Northern Bobwhites on log, s. Texas\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Northern-Bobwhite_79A2318-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Northern-Bobwhite_79A2318-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Northern-Bobwhite_79A2318.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3523\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Northern Bobwhites on log, s. Texas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It&#8217;s just about impossible to get 4 bobwhites\u00a0with their heads lifted\u00a0at the same time.\u00a0 Patience&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Happy New Year!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Larry<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In spite of\u00a0cold and windy\u00a0south Texas weather last weekend,\u00a0four Houston photographers\u00a0and I managed to capture some good images at Laguna Seca Ranch.\u00a0 Here are\u00a0a few\u00a0of my shots. Remember to click on an image to enlarge and sharpen it for viewing. The wind was blowing so hard this day that I was surprised this little kestrel &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/2016\/01\/02\/cold-day-at-laguna-seca\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Cold Day at Laguna Seca<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newsletter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3512"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3512\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3525,"href":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3512\/revisions\/3525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}