{"id":185,"date":"2011-02-01T18:00:51","date_gmt":"2011-02-02T01:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/?p=185"},"modified":"2011-12-06T01:42:52","modified_gmt":"2011-12-06T09:42:52","slug":"mallards-coots-northern-pintail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/?p=185","title":{"rendered":"Mallards, Coots &#038; Northern Pintail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the cooler weather I spent a little time this afternoon watching and photographing some of the waterfowl on the frozen ponds. Not too many birds around on the ice, but a few opportunities did present themselves. I started off with some Mallards,<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_186\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-186\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-186 \" title=\"Mallard\" src=\"http:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/MALL024.jpg\" alt=\"Mallard\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/MALL024.jpg 600w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/MALL024-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/MALL024-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-186\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mallard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_187\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-187\" style=\"width: 398px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-187 \" title=\"Mallard\" src=\"http:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/MALL025.jpg\" alt=\"Mallard\" width=\"398\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/MALL025.jpg 398w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/MALL025-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/MALL025-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 398px) 85vw, 398px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-187\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mallard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_188\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-188\" style=\"width: 398px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-188 \" title=\"Mallard\" src=\"http:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/MALL026.jpg\" alt=\"Mallard\" width=\"398\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/MALL026.jpg 398w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/MALL026-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/MALL026-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 398px) 85vw, 398px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-188\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mallard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_189\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-189\" style=\"width: 398px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-189 \" title=\"Mallard\" src=\"http:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/MALL028.jpg\" alt=\"Mallard\" width=\"398\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/MALL028.jpg 398w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/MALL028-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/MALL028-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 398px) 85vw, 398px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-189\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mallard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_190\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-190\" style=\"width: 398px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-190 \" title=\"Mallard\" src=\"http:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/MALL029.jpg\" alt=\"Mallard\" width=\"398\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/MALL029.jpg 398w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/MALL029-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/MALL029-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 398px) 85vw, 398px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-190\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mallard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_191\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-191\" style=\"width: 398px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-191 \" title=\"Mallard\" src=\"http:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/MALL030.jpg\" alt=\"Mallard\" width=\"398\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/MALL030.jpg 398w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/MALL030-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/MALL030-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 398px) 85vw, 398px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-191\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mallard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8230;followed by American Coot,<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_192\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-192\" style=\"width: 398px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-192 \" title=\"American Coot\" src=\"http:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/AMCO010.jpg\" alt=\"American Coot\" width=\"398\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/AMCO010.jpg 398w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/AMCO010-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/AMCO010-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 398px) 85vw, 398px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-192\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">American Coot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_193\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-193\" style=\"width: 398px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-193 \" title=\"American Coot\" src=\"http:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/AMCO011.jpg\" alt=\"American Coot\" width=\"398\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/AMCO011.jpg 398w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/AMCO011-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/AMCO011-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 398px) 85vw, 398px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-193\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">American Coot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8230; and finishing off with a couple of Northern Pintails.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_194\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-194\" style=\"width: 398px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-194 \" title=\"Northern Pintail\" src=\"http:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/NOPI016.jpg\" alt=\"Northern Pintail\" width=\"398\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/NOPI016.jpg 398w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/NOPI016-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/NOPI016-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 398px) 85vw, 398px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-194\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Northern Pintail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_195\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195\" style=\"width: 398px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-195 \" title=\"Northern Pintail\" src=\"http:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/NOPI017.jpg\" alt=\"Northern Pintail\" width=\"398\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/NOPI017.jpg 398w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/NOPI017-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/NOPI017-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 398px) 85vw, 398px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-195\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Northern Pintail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the cooler weather I spent a little time this afternoon watching and photographing some of the waterfowl on the frozen ponds. Not too many birds around on the ice, but a few opportunities did present themselves. I started off with some Mallards, &#8230;followed by American Coot, &#8230; and finishing off with a couple of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/?p=185\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Mallards, Coots &#038; Northern Pintail&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,11],"tags":[131,22,132],"class_list":["post-185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-birding-in-british-columbia","category-george-c-reifel-migratory-bird-sanctuary","tag-american-coot","tag-mallard","tag-northern-pintail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=185"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1732,"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185\/revisions\/1732"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}