{"id":3673,"date":"2014-10-18T22:13:28","date_gmt":"2014-10-19T05:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crazym.ca\/?p=3673"},"modified":"2014-10-18T22:13:28","modified_gmt":"2014-10-19T05:13:28","slug":"tropical-kingbird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/?p=3673","title":{"rendered":"Tropical Kingbird"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This afternoons walk was to Brunswick Point where a Tropical Kingbird had been spotted yesterday. As I started off my walk, I paused briefly to watch some sparrows.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3674\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3674\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3674\" src=\"http:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/SOSP041.jpg\" alt=\"Song Sparrow\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/SOSP041.jpg 600w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/SOSP041-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/SOSP041-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/SOSP041-375x300.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3674\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Song Sparrow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While doing so I got this Song Sparrow in a puddle at the end of taking a bath. Not long after this I came across a couple of other birders watching the Kingbird. Waiting for it to come out more into the open,<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3675\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3675\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3675\" src=\"http:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/SOSP042.jpg\" alt=\"Song Sparrow\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/SOSP042.jpg 600w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/SOSP042-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/SOSP042-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/SOSP042-375x300.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3675\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Song Sparrow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8230; another Song Sparrow stopped and posed nicely nearby.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3676\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3676\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3676\" src=\"http:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/TRKI022.jpg\" alt=\"Tropical Kingbird\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/TRKI022.jpg 600w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/TRKI022-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/TRKI022-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/TRKI022-375x300.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3676\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tropical Kingbird<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Then it was time to focus on the Tropical Kingbird again.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3677\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3677\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3677\" src=\"http:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/TRKI023.jpg\" alt=\"Tropical Kingbird\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/TRKI023.jpg 600w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/TRKI023-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/TRKI023-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/TRKI023-375x300.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3677\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tropical Kingbird<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It was busy catching dragonflies,<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3678\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3678\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3678\" src=\"http:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/TRKI025.jpg\" alt=\"Tropical Kingbird\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/TRKI025.jpg 600w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/TRKI025-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/TRKI025-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/TRKI025-375x300.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3678\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tropical Kingbird<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8230; and would then rest briefly before venturing out for another one.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3679\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3679\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3679\" src=\"http:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/TRKI027.jpg\" alt=\"Tropical Kingbird\" width=\"480\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/TRKI027.jpg 480w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/TRKI027-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/TRKI027-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 85vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3679\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tropical Kingbird<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Tropical Kingbird is a rare bird for this area, but can usually be seen each fall in the lower mainland area. This bird provided some great viewing and photo opportunities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This afternoons walk was to Brunswick Point where a Tropical Kingbird had been spotted yesterday. As I started off my walk, I paused briefly to watch some sparrows. While doing so I got this Song Sparrow in a puddle at the end of taking a bath. Not long after this I came across a couple &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/?p=3673\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Tropical Kingbird&#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":[9,12],"tags":[17,219],"class_list":["post-3673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-birding-in-british-columbia","category-brunswick-point","tag-song-sparrow","tag-tropical-kingbird"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3673","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=3673"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3673\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3680,"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3673\/revisions\/3680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}