{"id":14514,"date":"2023-05-26T15:52:12","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T20:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=14514"},"modified":"2023-05-26T15:52:14","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T20:52:14","slug":"wildlife-on-the-arkansas-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=14514","title":{"rendered":"Wildlife on the Arkansas River"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2oD1VQP\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52927432915_81b3b70478.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3036\" width=\"500\" height=\"340\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I went on a bike ride the other day. I saw this bald eagle. Very far away almost past the limit of my camera. Two years ago I was quite sure that I had never seen a bald eagle in the wild. Since then I have seen lots of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2oD2erU\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52927492138_b3e44691e0.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3035\" width=\"500\" height=\"319\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And nearby a brief of White Pelicans. They are beautiful and comical at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2oD1VV8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52927433165_2bcc8b5555_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3040\" width=\"450\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And one of the big loners of the world, a Great Blue Heron.  In some places, like on a beach, they are almost social with people but usually they keep their distance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2oD2eqm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52927492048_c1bb747fe3.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3038\" width=\"500\" height=\"261\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And I focused on a random pile of rocks and sure enough there were some basking turtles. 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He&#8217;s really been a good dog and we love him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s about it this week. I am linking with<a href=\"https:\/\/viewingnaturewitheileen.blogspot.com\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/viewingnaturewitheileen.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <strong>Eileen&#8217;s Saturday&#8217;s Critters<\/strong><\/a>. Go check it out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I went on a bike ride the other day. I saw this bald eagle. Very far away almost past the limit of my camera. Two years ago I was quite sure that I had never seen a bald eagle in the wild. Since then I have seen lots of them. 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