{"id":10002,"date":"2024-09-14T15:43:44","date_gmt":"2024-09-14T22:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/?p=10002"},"modified":"2024-09-14T15:43:46","modified_gmt":"2024-09-14T22:43:46","slug":"chatfield-state-park-june-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/14\/chatfield-state-park-june-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Chatfield State Park &#8212; June 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In late June, we headed to Chatfield State Park for a birding and raptor monitoring trip. While there, I found this Broad-Tailed Hummingbird close to the Platte River at Kingfisher Bridge.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/3015-0120-Broad-Tailed-Hummingbird-Chatfield-No-1.jpg\" alt=\"3015-0120-Broad-Tailed-Hummingbird-Chatfield-No-1\" class=\"wp-image-9996\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/3015-0120-Broad-Tailed-Hummingbird-Chatfield-No-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/3015-0120-Broad-Tailed-Hummingbird-Chatfield-No-1-768x540.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Broad-Tailed Hummingbird, Chatfield, No 1.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This bird allowed me to get really close as he left his perch and returned several times.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/3015-0134-Broad-Tailed-Hummingbird-Chatfield-No-2.jpg\" alt=\"3015-0134-Broad-Tailed-Hummingbird-Chatfield-No-2\" class=\"wp-image-9997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/3015-0134-Broad-Tailed-Hummingbird-Chatfield-No-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/3015-0134-Broad-Tailed-Hummingbird-Chatfield-No-2-768x531.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Broad-Tailed Hummingbird, Chatfield, No 2.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Broad-Tailed Hummingbird has a very distinctive throat that glows a bright metallic red if the sunlight reflects at just the right angle.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/3015-0136-Broad-Tailed-Hummingbird-Chatfield-No-3.jpg\" alt=\"3015-0136-Broad-Tailed-Hummingbird-Chatfield-No-3\" class=\"wp-image-9998\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/3015-0136-Broad-Tailed-Hummingbird-Chatfield-No-3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/3015-0136-Broad-Tailed-Hummingbird-Chatfield-No-3-768x537.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Broad-Tailed Hummingbird, Chatfield, No 3.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This bird then went through the motions of flapping his wings several times without leaving his perch.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/3015-0137-Broad-Tailed-Hummingbird-Chatfield-No-4.jpg\" alt=\"3015-0137-Broad-Tailed-Hummingbird-Chatfield-No-4\" class=\"wp-image-9999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/3015-0137-Broad-Tailed-Hummingbird-Chatfield-No-4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/3015-0137-Broad-Tailed-Hummingbird-Chatfield-No-4-768x528.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Broad-Tailed Hummingbird, Chatfield, No 4.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This allowed me to capture several images&#8230; without have to find him again! <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"552\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/3015-0139-Broad-Tailed-Hummingbird-Chatfield-No-5.jpg\" alt=\"3015-0139-Broad-Tailed-Hummingbird-Chatfield-No-5\" class=\"wp-image-10000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/3015-0139-Broad-Tailed-Hummingbird-Chatfield-No-5.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/3015-0139-Broad-Tailed-Hummingbird-Chatfield-No-5-768x530.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Broad-Tailed Hummingbird, Chatfield, No 5.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Here is the last image just before I left this location.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"539\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/3015-0143-Broad-Tailed-Hummingbird-Chatfield-No-6.jpg\" alt=\"3015-0143-Broad-Tailed-Hummingbird-Chatfield-No-6\" class=\"wp-image-10001\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/3015-0143-Broad-Tailed-Hummingbird-Chatfield-No-6.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/3015-0143-Broad-Tailed-Hummingbird-Chatfield-No-6-768x517.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Broad-Tailed Hummingbird, Chatfield, No 6.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Time to play catch-up again!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In late June, we headed to Chatfield State Park for a birding and raptor monitoring trip. While there, I found this Broad-Tailed Hummingbird close to the Platte River at Kingfisher Bridge. This bird allowed me to get really close as he left his perch and returned several times. 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