{"id":1969,"date":"2010-04-23T05:00:08","date_gmt":"2010-04-23T10:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/?p=1969"},"modified":"2010-04-22T23:13:40","modified_gmt":"2010-04-23T04:13:40","slug":"wood-lake-nature-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/2010\/04\/wood-lake-nature-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Wood Lake Nature Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a rel=\"lightbox-woodlake\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20100417-untitled-164.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1970\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/2010\/04\/wood-lake-nature-center\/20100417-untitled-164\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20100417-untitled-164.jpg?fit=900%2C598\" data-orig-size=\"900,598\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Christopher Ward&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D90&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1271550860&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Christopher Ward&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20100417-untitled-164\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20100417-untitled-164.jpg?fit=240%2C159\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20100417-untitled-164.jpg?fit=500%2C332\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1970\" title=\"20100417-untitled-164\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20100417-untitled-164.jpg?resize=500%2C332\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20100417-untitled-164.jpg?resize=500%2C332 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20100417-untitled-164.jpg?resize=240%2C159 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20100417-untitled-164.jpg?w=900 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last weekend I went to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.woodlakenaturecenter.org\/\">Wood Lake Nature Center<\/a> in <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?oe=utf-8&amp;rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;um=1&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;q=wood+lake+nature+center+minnesota&amp;fb=1&amp;gl=us&amp;hq=Wood+Lake+Nature+Center&amp;hnear=Wood+Lake+Nature+Center&amp;cid=0,0,4640010655240968037&amp;ei=yR3RS4uUNI_6Ncz7rLsO&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=local_result&amp;ct=image&amp;resnum=1&amp;ved=0CAcQnwIwAA\">Richfield<\/a>. I took quite a few shots, but I have been sick the last few days, and just didn&#8217;t get around to getting a post up. Here is the first of the images from that little outing. These are all of this little bird. It is mostly black with just a little red color on it&#8217;s wing. Smaller than a crow. This is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/guide\/Red-winged_Blackbird\/lifehistory\">Red Winged Black Bird<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"lightbox-woodlake\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20100417-untitled-071.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1971\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/2010\/04\/wood-lake-nature-center\/20100417-untitled-071\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20100417-untitled-071.jpg?fit=900%2C598\" data-orig-size=\"900,598\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Christopher Ward&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D90&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1271549160&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Christopher Ward&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0055555555555556&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20100417-untitled-071\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20100417-untitled-071.jpg?fit=240%2C159\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20100417-untitled-071.jpg?fit=500%2C332\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1971\" title=\"20100417-untitled-071\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20100417-untitled-071.jpg?resize=500%2C332\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20100417-untitled-071.jpg?resize=500%2C332 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20100417-untitled-071.jpg?resize=240%2C159 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20100417-untitled-071.jpg?w=900 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I went as the sun was going down, and I only saw a few people. I soon had the place all to myself.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"lightbox-woodlake\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20100417-untitled-059.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1972\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/2010\/04\/wood-lake-nature-center\/20100417-untitled-059\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20100417-untitled-059.jpg?fit=900%2C598\" data-orig-size=\"900,598\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Christopher Ward&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D90&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1271548988&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Christopher Ward&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20100417-untitled-059\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20100417-untitled-059.jpg?fit=240%2C159\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20100417-untitled-059.jpg?fit=500%2C332\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1972\" title=\"20100417-untitled-059\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20100417-untitled-059.jpg?resize=500%2C332\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20100417-untitled-059.jpg?resize=500%2C332 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20100417-untitled-059.jpg?resize=240%2C159 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20100417-untitled-059.jpg?w=900 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are paths that navigate the entire lake, and a floating foot bridge that crosses the middle of the lake. This is a great place to take pictures. I even saw a muskrat around the the bridge, but couldn&#8217;t get a picture.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"lightbox-woodlake\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20100417-untitled-136.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1973\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/2010\/04\/wood-lake-nature-center\/20100417-untitled-136\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20100417-untitled-136.jpg?fit=900%2C598\" data-orig-size=\"900,598\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Christopher Ward&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D90&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1271550377&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Christopher Ward&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;140&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20100417-untitled-136\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20100417-untitled-136.jpg?fit=240%2C159\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20100417-untitled-136.jpg?fit=500%2C332\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1973\" title=\"20100417-untitled-136\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20100417-untitled-136.jpg?resize=500%2C332\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20100417-untitled-136.jpg?resize=500%2C332 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20100417-untitled-136.jpg?resize=240%2C159 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20100417-untitled-136.jpg?w=900 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This bird species, some ducks, and a few noisy geese were the primary animals I saw.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"lightbox-woodlake\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20100417-untitled-178.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1974\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/2010\/04\/wood-lake-nature-center\/20100417-untitled-178\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20100417-untitled-178.jpg?fit=598%2C900\" data-orig-size=\"598,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Christopher Ward&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D90&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1271551022&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Christopher Ward&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.011111111111111&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20100417-untitled-178\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20100417-untitled-178.jpg?fit=240%2C361\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20100417-untitled-178.jpg?fit=500%2C752\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1974\" title=\"20100417-untitled-178\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20100417-untitled-178.jpg?resize=500%2C752\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20100417-untitled-178.jpg?resize=500%2C752 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20100417-untitled-178.jpg?resize=240%2C361 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20100417-untitled-178.jpg?w=598 598w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For those that know me, don&#8217;t worry, I did get some pictures of ducks. I will post them later.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last weekend I went to the Wood Lake Nature Center in Richfield. I took quite a few shots, but I have been sick the last few days, and just didn&#8217;t get around to getting a post up. Here is the &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/2010\/04\/wood-lake-nature-center\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[61],"tags":[260,261,262],"series":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pffAy-vL","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1969"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1969"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1969\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1977,"href":"http:\/\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1969\/revisions\/1977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1969"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.cyberward.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=1969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}