{"id":10009,"date":"2024-09-15T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-15T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/?p=10009"},"modified":"2024-09-14T17:05:05","modified_gmt":"2024-09-15T00:05:05","slug":"south-platte-river-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/15\/south-platte-river-july\/","title":{"rendered":"South Platte River &#8212; July"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Here are some assorted images of wildlife along the South Platte River, that I captured one evening in July. This Mule Deer was grazing among the scrub and bushes alongside the river.<\/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=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/3018-0063-Mule-Deer-Along-Scrub-South-Platte.jpg\" alt=\"3018-0063-Mule-Deer-Along-Scrub-South-Platte\" class=\"wp-image-10007\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/3018-0063-Mule-Deer-Along-Scrub-South-Platte.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/3018-0063-Mule-Deer-Along-Scrub-South-Platte-768x551.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mule Deer, Along Scrub, South Platte.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Western Kingbird is one of my favorite flycatchers. This Kingbird has some unusual flight patterns while attempting to catch bugs in flight.<\/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\/3018-0011-Western-Kingbird-South-Platte-River.jpg\" alt=\"3018-0011-Western-Kingbird-South-Platte-River\" class=\"wp-image-10005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/3018-0011-Western-Kingbird-South-Platte-River.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/3018-0011-Western-Kingbird-South-Platte-River-768x528.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Western Kingbird, South Platte River.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Finally, I found a Downy Woodpecker looking for bugs in the bark of a Cottonwood tree.<\/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=\"543\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/3018-0044-Downy-Woodpecker-Looking-For-Bugs-South-Platte.jpg\" alt=\"3018-0044-Downy-Woodpecker-Looking-For-Bugs-South-Platte\" class=\"wp-image-10008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/3018-0044-Downy-Woodpecker-Looking-For-Bugs-South-Platte.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/3018-0044-Downy-Woodpecker-Looking-For-Bugs-South-Platte-768x521.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Downy Woodpecker, Looking For Bugs, South Platte.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Almost caught up with my backlog!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some assorted images of wildlife along the South Platte River, that I captured one evening in July. This Mule Deer was grazing among the scrub and bushes alongside the river. The Western Kingbird is one of my favorite flycatchers. This Kingbird has some unusual flight patterns while attempting to catch bugs in flight. 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