{"id":9520,"date":"2022-06-27T22:54:36","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T05:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/?p=9520"},"modified":"2022-07-03T20:30:53","modified_gmt":"2022-07-04T03:30:53","slug":"cormorant-and-others-south-platte-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/27\/cormorant-and-others-south-platte-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Cormorant And Others, South Platte River"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The last weekend, a cold front arrived, giving us a break from the hot weather. After completing chores around the yard, I headed down to the Platte River, at Reynold&#8217;s Landing. Overcast skies provided some great lighting and maybe there would be some interesting birds along the river. Soon after arriving, I found this Cormorant diving for fish.<\/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=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2715-0005-Cormorant-Fishing-In-South-Platte-River.jpg\" alt=\"2715-0005-Cormorant-Fishing-In-South-Platte-River\" class=\"wp-image-9516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2715-0005-Cormorant-Fishing-In-South-Platte-River.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2715-0005-Cormorant-Fishing-In-South-Platte-River-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Cormorant Fishing In South Platte River.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>I don&#8217;t know whether the bird found any fish, and soon took flight. On second thoughts, maybe my presence disturbed its fishing routine.<\/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=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2715-0012-Cormorant-South-Platte-River-Time-To-Leave.jpg\" alt=\"2715-0012-Cormorant-South-Platte-River-Time-To-Leave\" class=\"wp-image-9517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2715-0012-Cormorant-South-Platte-River-Time-To-Leave.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2715-0012-Cormorant-South-Platte-River-Time-To-Leave-768x505.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Cormorant, South Platte River, Time To Leave.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Upstream, I noticed a Great Blue Heron wading along the far bank. The heron did not stay for long; probably disturbed by some visitors with their dog closer to the its 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=\"516\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2715-0019-Great-Blue-Heron-South-Platte-River.jpg\" alt=\"2715-0019-Great-Blue-Heron-South-Platte-River\" class=\"wp-image-9518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2715-0019-Great-Blue-Heron-South-Platte-River.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2715-0019-Great-Blue-Heron-South-Platte-River-768x495.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Great Blue Heron, South Platte River.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Walking along the river bank, several House Wrens were rummaging through the bushes and calling. I made my way towards their sounds. Here I found 3 immature wrens. Also, there was an adult close by, maybe a parent, that I captured in this image.<\/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=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2715-0034-House-Wren-Near-South-Platte-River.jpg\" alt=\"2715-0034-House-Wren-Near-South-Platte-River\" class=\"wp-image-9519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2715-0034-House-Wren-Near-South-Platte-River.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2715-0034-House-Wren-Near-South-Platte-River-768x492.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>House Wren, Near South Platte River.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In the bushes, and along the river banks, there were plenty of birds singing and calling out across both river banks. However, most of the birds were hidden from view.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The last weekend, a cold front arrived, giving us a break from the hot weather. After completing chores around the yard, I headed down to the Platte River, at Reynold&#8217;s Landing. Overcast skies provided some great lighting and maybe there would be some interesting birds along the river. 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