{"id":7826,"date":"2017-11-07T08:59:36","date_gmt":"2017-11-07T13:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richard.rathe.org\/?p=7826"},"modified":"2019-03-06T21:18:56","modified_gmt":"2019-03-07T02:18:56","slug":"fall-birds-at-sweetwater-wetlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/2017\/fall-birds-at-sweetwater-wetlands","title":{"rendered":"Fall Birds at Sweetwater Wetlands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Checked out <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?f=tweets&amp;vertical=default&amp;q=%23SweetwaterWetlandsPark\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#SweetwaterWetlandsPark<\/a> last week and things were pretty quiet. Not many migrants, but great viewing of several residents, including this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/guide\/Purple_Gallinule\/id\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Purple Gallinule<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/richard.rathe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/sweetwater-fall-2017-4.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7830 size-full\" title=\"Click to Enlarge\" src=\"http:\/\/richard.rathe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/sweetwater-fall-2017-sm-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/sweetwater-fall-2017-sm-4.jpg 600w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/sweetwater-fall-2017-sm-4-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/sweetwater-fall-2017-sm-4-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7834\" src=\"http:\/\/richard.rathe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/sweetwater-fall-2017-sm-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/sweetwater-fall-2017-sm-8.jpg 600w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/sweetwater-fall-2017-sm-8-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/sweetwater-fall-2017-sm-8-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Two <strong>Semi-Tame Limpkins<\/strong> were there to act as greeters on the boardwalk (as usual). This one was particularly vocal!<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative; height: 0; padding-bottom: 56.25%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; left: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/18p3SvDVs6A?rel=0&amp;controls=0&amp;showinfo=0?ecver=2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bird yoga&#8230;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7828\" src=\"http:\/\/richard.rathe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/sweetwater-fall-2017-sm-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/sweetwater-fall-2017-sm-2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/sweetwater-fall-2017-sm-2-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/sweetwater-fall-2017-sm-2-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here are two of the cutest migrants you&#8217;d ever want to see, the little\u00a0<strong>Pied-Billed Grebe<\/strong>&#8230;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7847\" src=\"http:\/\/richard.rathe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/sweetwater-fall-2017-sm-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/sweetwater-fall-2017-sm-11.jpg 600w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/sweetwater-fall-2017-sm-11-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/sweetwater-fall-2017-sm-11-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;and\u00a0the <strong>Eastern Phoebe<\/strong>&#8230;<a href=\"http:\/\/richard.rathe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/sweetwater-fall-2017-12.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7851 size-full\" title=\"Click to Enlarge\" src=\"http:\/\/richard.rathe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/sweetwater-fall-2017-sm-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/sweetwater-fall-2017-sm-12.jpg 600w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/sweetwater-fall-2017-sm-12-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/sweetwater-fall-2017-sm-12-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Finally, a perennial favorite, the <strong>Anhinga<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7860 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/richard.rathe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/sweetwater-fall-2017-14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/sweetwater-fall-2017-14.jpg 600w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/sweetwater-fall-2017-14-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/sweetwater-fall-2017-14-167x250.jpg 167w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Checked out #SweetwaterWetlandsPark last week and things were pretty quiet. Not many migrants, but great viewing of several residents, including this Purple Gallinule! Two Semi-Tame Limpkins were there to act as greeters on the boardwalk (as usual). This one was particularly vocal! Bird yoga&#8230; Here are two of the cutest migrants you&#8217;d ever want to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/2017\/fall-birds-at-sweetwater-wetlands\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Fall Birds at Sweetwater Wetlands&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,14],"tags":[432,431,429,430,428,410],"class_list":["post-7826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-birds","category-photography","tag-anhinga","tag-eastern-phoebe","tag-limpkin","tag-pied-billed-grebe","tag-purple-gallinule","tag-sweetwater-wetlands-park"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7826","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7826"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7826\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7863,"href":"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7826\/revisions\/7863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}