{"id":3866,"date":"2016-09-12T10:17:51","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T15:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/?p=3866"},"modified":"2016-09-12T16:00:45","modified_gmt":"2016-09-12T21:00:45","slug":"more-of-the-christmas-mountains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/2016\/09\/12\/more-of-the-christmas-mountains\/","title":{"rendered":"More of the Christmas Mountains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is going to be a newsletter short on\u00a0words and long on photos.\u00a0\u00a0Please enjoy\u00a0some images by the photographers who accompanied me on the\u00a0recent photo tour\u00a0in the Christmas Mountains of west Texas.\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Remember to click on the photos to make them expand and sharpen for better viewing.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3867\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3867\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/TulleyChisos-9941.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[3866]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3867\" src=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/TulleyChisos-9941-480x297.jpg\" alt=\"Fog and rain hanging on the Chisos Mountains next door to the Christmas Mountains.\" width=\"474\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/TulleyChisos-9941-480x297.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/TulleyChisos-9941-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/TulleyChisos-9941.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3867\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fog and rain hanging on the Chisos Mountains next door to the Christmas Mountains.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>These first three shots are by Margaret Tulley.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3868\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3868\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Tulley-Varied-Bunting-0048.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[3866]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3868\" src=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Tulley-Varied-Bunting-0048-480x315.jpg\" alt=\"A beautiful Varied Bunting male in post nuptial molt.\" width=\"474\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Tulley-Varied-Bunting-0048-480x315.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Tulley-Varied-Bunting-0048-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Tulley-Varied-Bunting-0048.jpg 846w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3868\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A beautiful Varied Bunting male in post nuptial molt.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Tulley-lucifer2-05831.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[3866]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3877\" src=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Tulley-lucifer2-05831-480x326.jpg\" alt=\"Tulley lucifer2-0583\" width=\"474\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Tulley-lucifer2-05831-480x326.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Tulley-lucifer2-05831-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Tulley-lucifer2-05831.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Margaret&#8217;s male Lucifer Hummingbird is perched in natural light with a nice profile pose.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Josie Williams capture the following images.\u00a0 Note that we had a good variety of\u00a0birds to distract us during\u00a0the hummingbird photography sessions.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3870\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3870\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Josie-Hummer_20160817-_92A9293.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[3866]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3870\" src=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Josie-Hummer_20160817-_92A9293-480x320.jpg\" alt=\"Male Lucifer Hummingbird hovering.\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Josie-Hummer_20160817-_92A9293-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Josie-Hummer_20160817-_92A9293-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Josie-Hummer_20160817-_92A9293.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3870\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Male Lucifer Hummingbird hovering.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3879\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3879\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Josie-Quail_20160818-_92A0246.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[3866]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3879\" src=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Josie-Quail_20160818-_92A0246-480x320.jpg\" alt=\"Scaled Quail scurrying through the brush at Organ Mountains Oasis.\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Josie-Quail_20160818-_92A0246-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Josie-Quail_20160818-_92A0246-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Josie-Quail_20160818-_92A0246.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3879\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scaled Quail scurrying through the brush at\u00a0Christmas Mountains Oasis.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3880\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3880\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Josie-Hummer_20160817-_92A92712.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[3866]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3880\" src=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Josie-Hummer_20160817-_92A92712-480x320.jpg\" alt=\"Black-chinned Hummingbirds were abundant at the Oasis.\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Josie-Hummer_20160817-_92A92712-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Josie-Hummer_20160817-_92A92712-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Josie-Hummer_20160817-_92A92712.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3880\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Black-chinned Hummingbirds were abundant at the Oasis.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3881\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3881\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Josie-Hummer_20160817-_92A92801.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[3866]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3881\" src=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Josie-Hummer_20160817-_92A92801-480x320.jpg\" alt=\"Several nice male Lucifer Hummingbirds came to our multi-flash setup.\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Josie-Hummer_20160817-_92A92801-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Josie-Hummer_20160817-_92A92801-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Josie-Hummer_20160817-_92A92801.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3881\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Several nice male Lucifer Hummingbirds came to our multi-flash setup.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-dd\">Thanks to our photographers\u00a0for sharing\u00a0their images\u00a0of that incredible adventure to west Texas.\u00a0 Josie and Margaret have traveled to many photo\u00a0with me in the past and each time they come away with awesome shots.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Larry<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; This is going to be a newsletter short on\u00a0words and long on photos.\u00a0\u00a0Please enjoy\u00a0some images by the photographers who accompanied me on the\u00a0recent photo tour\u00a0in the Christmas Mountains of west Texas.\u00a0 Remember to click on the photos to make them expand and sharpen for better viewing. These first three shots are by Margaret Tulley. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/2016\/09\/12\/more-of-the-christmas-mountains\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">More of the Christmas Mountains<\/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-3866","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newsletter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3866","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=3866"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3866\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3884,"href":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3866\/revisions\/3884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}