{"id":2826,"date":"2012-04-09T08:30:25","date_gmt":"2012-04-09T12:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vincentmistretta.com\/blog\/?p=2826"},"modified":"2012-04-08T09:54:44","modified_gmt":"2012-04-08T13:54:44","slug":"tricolored-heron-at-sunrise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vincentmistretta.com\/blog\/tricolored-heron-at-sunrise\/","title":{"rendered":"Tricolored Heron at Sunrise"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2827\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 500px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vincentmistretta.com\/blog\/tricolored-heron-at-sunrise\/bwtc_00006-copy\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2827\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vincentmistretta.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/BWTC_00006-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"BWTC_00006 copy\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vincentmistretta.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/BWTC_00006-copy.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.vincentmistretta.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/BWTC_00006-copy-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tricolored Heron at Sunrise<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Im not sure why I like this image so much, but I do.  Maybe its how the light falls on the birds feathers on the right, or the sparkle in its eye.  Maybe its the majesty implied by the way he sits in this tree. Either way, it is one of my favorite images from my recent trip.<\/p>\n<p>Image captured with Nikon D3x w600mm f\/4 on Lexar digital film.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Im not sure why I like this image so much, but I do. Maybe its how the light falls on the birds feathers on the right, or the sparkle in its eye. Maybe its the majesty implied by the way he sits in this tree. 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