{"id":15425,"date":"2022-02-16T21:21:25","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T02:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/?p=15425"},"modified":"2022-02-16T21:56:00","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T02:56:00","slug":"barnegat-light-february-16-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/barnegat-light-february-16-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Barnegat Light, February 16, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15425\" class=\"elementor elementor-15425\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40c4e0c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40c4e0c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7e9dc7\" data-id=\"e7e9dc7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-192fd88 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"192fd88\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-933b540\" data-id=\"933b540\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cb6cab0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1cb6cab0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Barnegat Light, February 16, 2022<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a2107d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a2107d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-54e771c\" data-id=\"54e771c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34c090b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"34c090b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Oldsquaw16Feb22_1-scaled-pkmi5nstl7xksty7syupxa52chmjwpo3k3ofa2db48.jpg\" title=\"Oldsquaw16Feb22_1\" alt=\"Flock of Long-tailed Ducks\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Flock of Long-tailed Ducks<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a413a0c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a413a0c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f36fbd2\" data-id=\"f36fbd2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15308db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15308db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The ML Birders headed to the shore to look for winter waterfowl. The day barely qualified as winter, boasting 45\u00b0 F high and a gentle south wind, with low tide in the morning. Conditions conspired to offer us fantastic concentrations of the beautiful Long-tailed Ducks in Barnegat Inlet, with hundreds of birds splashing, courting and calling. Also numerous were both loons, Red-throated and Common, with Red-breasted Mergansers and Buffleheads present as well. Alas, some specialties (Harlequin Ducks, alcids) were nowhere to be found. No matter, it was a nice day to be at the shore.<\/p><p>Participants: Ethel Cebra, Earl and Sandy Evens, Lee and Miriam Harp, Holly Hoffman, Chris Christensen, Robert Koch, Laurie Larson, Judy Norcross, Miriam Swartz, Mary Walter, Joyce Watson.<\/p><p><em>Text by Laurie Larson, Photos by Robert Koch<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-52b2a12 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52b2a12\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bd4368\" data-id=\"4bd4368\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0897f5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0897f5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/CLoon16feb22_1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Common Loon\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTU0MzQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tbHJhLm9yZ1wvTUxCaXJkZXJzXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8wMlwvQ0xvb24xNmZlYjIyXzEuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/CLoon16feb22_1-1024x817.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15434\" alt=\"Common Loon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/CLoon16feb22_1-1024x817.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/CLoon16feb22_1-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/CLoon16feb22_1-768x613.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/CLoon16feb22_1-1536x1226.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/CLoon16feb22_1.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Common Loon<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d009e6\" data-id=\"8d009e6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13865b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"13865b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Oldsquaw16Feb22_2.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Long-tailed Duck\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTU0MjksInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tbHJhLm9yZ1wvTUxCaXJkZXJzXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8wMlwvT2xkc3F1YXcxNkZlYjIyXzIuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Oldsquaw16Feb22_2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15429\" alt=\"Long-tailed Duck\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Oldsquaw16Feb22_2.jpg 938w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Oldsquaw16Feb22_2-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Oldsquaw16Feb22_2-768x617.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Long-tailed Duck<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d1819c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d1819c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0eb9da\" data-id=\"f0eb9da\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d3e614 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d3e614\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>List:<\/strong><br \/>41 species<\/p><p>Brant<br \/>Canada Goose<br \/>Mallard<br \/>American Black Duck<br \/>Greater Scaup<br \/>Long-tailed Duck<br \/>Bufflehead<br \/>Red-breasted Merganser<br \/>Rock Pigeon<br \/>Mourning Dove <br \/>Clapper Rail<br \/>Ring-billed Gull<br \/>Herring Gull<br \/>Great Black-backed Gull<br \/>Red-throated Loon<br \/>Common Loon<br \/>Northern Gannet <br \/>Great Cormorant <br \/>Great Blue Heron<br \/>Black Vulture<br \/>Turkey Vulture <br \/>Northern Harrier<br \/>Cooper&#8217;s Hawk<br \/>Red-tailed Hawk<br \/>Red-bellied Woodpecker<br \/>Blue Jay<br \/>American Crow<br \/>Fish Crow<br \/>Carolina Chickadee<br \/>Carolina Wren<br \/>American Robin<br \/>Northern Mockingbird <br \/>European Starling <br \/>House Sparrow <br \/>House Finch<br \/>Dark-eyed Junco<br \/>Song Sparrow<br \/>Red-winged Blackbird<br \/>Common Grackle<br \/>Yellow-rumped Warbler<br \/>Northern Cardinal<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-34d62f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34d62f9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fef3d75\" data-id=\"fef3d75\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00ea2c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"00ea2c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/NHarrier16feb22_1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Northern Harrier\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTU0MjYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tbHJhLm9yZ1wvTUxCaXJkZXJzXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8wMlwvTkhhcnJpZXIxNmZlYjIyXzEuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/NHarrier16feb22_1-1024x817.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15426\" alt=\"Northern Harrier\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/NHarrier16feb22_1-1024x817.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/NHarrier16feb22_1-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/NHarrier16feb22_1-768x613.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/NHarrier16feb22_1.jpg 1061w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Northern Harrier<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5722ad\" data-id=\"f5722ad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32ca7fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"32ca7fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RBMerg16Feb22_1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Red-breasted Merganser\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTU0MzAsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tbHJhLm9yZ1wvTUxCaXJkZXJzXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8wMlwvUkJNZXJnMTZGZWIyMl8xLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RBMerg16Feb22_1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15430\" alt=\"Red-breasted Merganser\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RBMerg16Feb22_1.jpg 837w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RBMerg16Feb22_1-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RBMerg16Feb22_1-768x617.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Red-breasted Merganser<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e7476ea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e7476ea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2247ab6\" data-id=\"2247ab6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d94be6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0d94be6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/HeGu16Feb22.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Herring Gull\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTU0MzYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tbHJhLm9yZ1wvTUxCaXJkZXJzXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8wMlwvSGVHdTE2RmViMjIuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/HeGu16Feb22-1024x819.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15436\" alt=\"Herring Gull\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/HeGu16Feb22-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/HeGu16Feb22-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/HeGu16Feb22-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/HeGu16Feb22-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/HeGu16Feb22.jpg 1579w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Herring Gull<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e6b8e9a\" data-id=\"e6b8e9a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fe0e45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0fe0e45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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