{"id":12038,"date":"2012-06-08T19:00:15","date_gmt":"2012-06-08T17:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?p=12038"},"modified":"2019-12-22T22:25:51","modified_gmt":"2019-12-22T09:25:51","slug":"lush-green-spring-at-britannia-and-mud-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/lush-green-spring-at-britannia-and-mud-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Lush Green Spring at Britannia and Mud Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We had a good day today at Britannia and Mud Lake. The promised rain kept away all morning, and we had clear skies, although a bit humid.<br \/>\nWe had several warblers, such as Magnolia, Nashville, Black &amp; White, Black-throated Green, Yellow and Blackpoll Warbler.<br \/>\nThere were Black-crowned Night Herons everywhere, and we also saw a couple of Great Egrets.<br \/>\nThe cutest sight was when a female Hooded Merganser with her many chicks swam by a female Wood Duck, also with her chicks.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"none\" style=\"clear:both;\"><figure id=\"attachment_11998\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 556px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Great-crested-Flycatcher.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Great-crested-Flycatcher.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=75&amp;resize=75&amp;ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Great-crested-Flycatcher.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=100&amp;resize=100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Great-crested-Flycatcher.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=150&amp;resize=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Great-crested-Flycatcher.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=240&amp;resize=240&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Great-crested-Flycatcher.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=320&amp;resize=320&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Great-crested-Flycatcher.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=500&amp;resize=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, 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alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Great-crested Flycatcher<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>Alder Flycatcher<br \/>\nAmerican Crow<br \/>\nAmerican Goldfinch<br \/>\nAmerican Redstart<br \/>\nAmerican Robin<br \/>\nBaltimore Oriole<br \/>\nBelted Kingfisher<br \/>\nBlack &amp; White Warbler<br \/>\nBlack-capped Chickadee<br \/>\nBlack-crowned Night Heron<br \/>\nBlackpoll Warbler<br \/>\nBlack-throated Green Warbler<br \/>\nBonaparte&#8217;s Gull<br \/>\nCanada Goose<br \/>\nCedar Waxwing<br \/>\nCommon Grackle<br \/>\nCommon Merganser<br \/>\nCommon Raven<br \/>\nCommon Tern<br \/>\nCommon Yellowthroat<br \/>\nDouble-crested Cormorant<br \/>\nDowny Woodpecker<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"none\" style=\"clear:both;\"><figure id=\"attachment_11997\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 910px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Britannia-Point-scouting-Bonaparte-Gulls.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Britannia-Point-scouting-Bonaparte-Gulls.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=75&amp;resize=75&amp;ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Britannia-Point-scouting-Bonaparte-Gulls.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=100&amp;resize=100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Britannia-Point-scouting-Bonaparte-Gulls.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=150&amp;resize=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Britannia-Point-scouting-Bonaparte-Gulls.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=240&amp;resize=240&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Britannia-Point-scouting-Bonaparte-Gulls.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=320&amp;resize=320&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Britannia-Point-scouting-Bonaparte-Gulls.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=500&amp;resize=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Britannia-Point-scouting-Bonaparte-Gulls.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=640&amp;resize=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Britannia-Point-scouting-Bonaparte-Gulls.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=800&amp;resize=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Britannia-Point-scouting-Bonaparte-Gulls.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1024&amp;resize=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Britannia-Point-scouting-Bonaparte-Gulls.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1280&amp;resize=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Britannia-Point-scouting-Bonaparte-Gulls.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1600&amp;resize=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11997 size-full\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Britannia-Point-scouting-Bonaparte-Gulls.jpg?ssl=1\" width=\"900\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Britannia Point, scouting Bonaparte Gulls<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>Eastern Kingbird<br \/>\nEastern Wood-Pewee<br \/>\nEuropean Starling<br \/>\nGray Catbird<br \/>\nGreat Blue Heron<br \/>\nGreat Egret<br \/>\nGreat-crested Flycatcher<br \/>\nGreen Heron<br \/>\nHairy Woodpecker<br \/>\nHerring Gull<br \/>\nHooded Merganser<br \/>\nHouse Finch<br \/>\nLeast Flycatcher<br \/>\nMagnolia Warbler<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"none\" style=\"clear:both;\"><figure id=\"attachment_11996\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 880px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Let-the-Sunshine-in.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Let-the-Sunshine-in.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=75&amp;resize=75&amp;ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Let-the-Sunshine-in.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=100&amp;resize=100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Let-the-Sunshine-in.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=150&amp;resize=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Let-the-Sunshine-in.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=240&amp;resize=240&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Let-the-Sunshine-in.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=320&amp;resize=320&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Let-the-Sunshine-in.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=500&amp;resize=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Let-the-Sunshine-in.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=640&amp;resize=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Let-the-Sunshine-in.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=800&amp;resize=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Let-the-Sunshine-in.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1024&amp;resize=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Let-the-Sunshine-in.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1280&amp;resize=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Let-the-Sunshine-in.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1600&amp;resize=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11996 size-full\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Let-the-Sunshine-in.jpg?ssl=1\" width=\"870\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Let the Sunshine in!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>Mallard<br \/>\nMourning Dove<br \/>\nNashville Warbler<br \/>\nNorthern Cardinal<br \/>\nPied-billed Grebe<br \/>\nPine Warbler<br \/>\nRed-breasted Nuthatch<br \/>\nRed-eyed Vireo<br \/>\nRed-winged Blackbird<br \/>\nRing-billed Gull<br \/>\nSong Sparrow<br \/>\nSpotted Sandpiper<br \/>\nTree Swallow<br \/>\nWarbling Vireo<br \/>\nWood Duck<br \/>\nYellow Warbler<\/p>\n<p>Visit our website &ldquo;Always an Adventure with Tony and Nina&rdquo;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We had a good day today at Britannia and Mud Lake. The promised rain kept away all morning, and we had clear skies, although a bit humid. We had several warblers, such as Magnolia, Nashville, Black &amp; White, Black-throated Green, Yellow and Blackpoll Warbler. There were Black-crowned Night Herons everywhere, and we also saw a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":2192218,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Great-crested-Flycatcher.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6984,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blogs","category-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12038","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/78"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12038"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12038\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2192218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}