{"id":14589,"date":"2023-07-29T11:11:35","date_gmt":"2023-07-29T16:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=14589"},"modified":"2023-07-29T11:11:37","modified_gmt":"2023-07-29T16:11:37","slug":"river-critters-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=14589","title":{"rendered":"River Critters and More"},"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\/2oRRjyH\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53072672681_4fed34bc13.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3122\" width=\"500\" height=\"349\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I went on a bike ride earlier this week along the RiverParks Trails here in Tulsa and took along my superzoom camera. I captured this flock of great blue herons egrets fishing along a channel in the Arkansas River.<\/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\/2oRToav\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53073075015_7f9343b5f8.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3123\" width=\"500\" height=\"352\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I always like catching birds in flight.<\/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\/2oRTU6F\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53073175713_eb1c501bb0.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3121\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another mixed flock of birds fishing in a different spot.<\/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\/2oRRjBy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53072672846_ee967d3091.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3116\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This heron was all by himself.<\/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\/2oRTUfo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53073176218_c85fc9f66c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3112\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Upriver were some geese.<\/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\/2oRTUch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53073176038_fee2011ca3.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3114\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A couple of egrets checking out the action.<\/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\/2oRRjKe\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53072673291_205b6b8d13_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3108\" width=\"615\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another shot of an egret with a heron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div style=\"top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%;\">\t\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute;\"  src=\"https:\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/photos\/53075907988\" width=\"450\" height=\"800\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And a butterfly flitting around our backyard.<\/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\/2oSmDUy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53078395996_dfa522f950_c.jpg\" alt=\" \" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lizzy the cat checking on the cicada action on the back porch. 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They have asked for people not to ride horseback on the new trails but some people insist on doing their own thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m linking with <a href=\"https:\/\/viewingnaturewitheileen.blogspot.com\/2023\/07\/saturdays-critters-502.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/viewingnaturewitheileen.blogspot.com\/2023\/07\/saturdays-critters-502.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Saturday&#8217;s Critters<\/strong><\/a>!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I went on a bike ride earlier this week along the RiverParks Trails here in Tulsa and took along my superzoom camera. I captured this flock of great blue herons egrets fishing along a channel in the Arkansas River. I always like catching birds in flight. 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