{"id":4562,"date":"2016-09-01T23:26:54","date_gmt":"2016-09-02T06:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crazym.ca\/?p=4562"},"modified":"2016-09-02T01:30:45","modified_gmt":"2016-09-02T08:30:45","slug":"pectoral-ruff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/?p=4562","title":{"rendered":"Pectoral + Ruff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was cloudy with rain on the horizon when I headed out to Boundary Bay to try for some more shots of the Buff-breasted Sandpiper and Ruff. Both had been seen earlier in the day. As I was about to head down to the beach,<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4570\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4570\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4570\" src=\"http:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Coyote009.jpg\" alt=\"Coyote\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Coyote009.jpg 600w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Coyote009-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Coyote009-300x240.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-4570\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coyote<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8230; this female Coyote trotted by.<\/p>\n<p>Once it had passed\u00a0I headed west to the pilings and there was no sign of either the Buff-breasted or Ruff. So I headed back all the way to 112 St. and still nothing.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4555\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4555\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4555\" src=\"http:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/PESA117.jpg\" alt=\"Pectoral Sandpiper\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/PESA117.jpg 600w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/PESA117-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/PESA117-300x240.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-4555\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pectoral Sandpiper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Fortunately there were lots of Pectoral Sandpiper around today.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4556\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4556\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4556\" src=\"http:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/PESA118.jpg\" alt=\"Pectoral Sandpiper\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/PESA118.jpg 600w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/PESA118-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/PESA118-300x240.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-4556\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pectoral Sandpiper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So I settled in with one group,<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4557\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4557\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4557\" src=\"http:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/PESA119.jpg\" alt=\"Pectoral Sandpiper\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/PESA119.jpg 600w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/PESA119-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/PESA119-300x240.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-4557\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pectoral Sandpiper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8230; and got a few photos of one cooperative bird.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q6MaHkpQlBo\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Even tried my hand at video for the first time in the field with the new camera when the Pectoral Sandpiper settled in next to some Least Sandpipers.<\/p>\n<p>Not wanting to give up I headed all the way back to the pilings. Brian was tagging along on the dyke while I remained on the beach,<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4558\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4558\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4558\" src=\"http:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/RUFF024.jpg\" alt=\"Ruff\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/RUFF024.jpg 600w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/RUFF024-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/RUFF024-300x240.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-4558\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ruff<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8230; and just west of the pilings we located the Ruff.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4559\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4559\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4559\" src=\"http:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/RUFF025.jpg\" alt=\"Ruff\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/RUFF025.jpg 600w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/RUFF025-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/RUFF025-300x240.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-4559\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ruff<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While it was busy foraging with some Pectoral Sandpipers initially,<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4560\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4560\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4560\" src=\"http:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/RUFF026.jpg\" alt=\"Ruff\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/RUFF026.jpg 600w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/RUFF026-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/RUFF026-300x240.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-4560\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ruff<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8230; it settled down in one area<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4561\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4561\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4561\" src=\"http:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/RUFF027.jpg\" alt=\"Ruff\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/RUFF027.jpg 600w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/RUFF027-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/RUFF027-300x240.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-4561\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ruff<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8230; to do some preening. As it was staying put,<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m4IkDnQeY20\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; figured I would try my hand at some more video before calling it a day. The timing was good as I got back to 104 St. the rain started.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was cloudy with rain on the horizon when I headed out to Boundary Bay to try for some more shots of the Buff-breasted Sandpiper and Ruff. Both had been seen earlier in the day. As I was about to head down to the beach, &#8230; this female Coyote trotted by. Once it had passed\u00a0I &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/?p=4562\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Pectoral + Ruff&#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":[9,10],"tags":[33,179],"class_list":["post-4562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-birding-in-british-columbia","category-boundary-bay","tag-pectoral-sandpiper","tag-ruff"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4562","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=4562"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4572,"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4562\/revisions\/4572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}