{"id":3045,"date":"2016-02-21T22:08:40","date_gmt":"2016-02-21T22:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=3045"},"modified":"2020-04-05T13:15:19","modified_gmt":"2020-04-05T13:15:19","slug":"great-northern-diver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=3045","title":{"rendered":"Great Northern Diver"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3053 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/P1060533.jpg\" alt=\"Media City, Salford Quays\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/P1060533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/P1060533-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/P1060533-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/P1060533-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Salford Quays, not the typical location you&#8217;d normally expect to find an over-wintering Great Northern Diver.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3060 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_2030-1.jpg\" alt=\"Great Northern Diver\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_2030-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_2030-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_2030-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_2030-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_2030-1-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>More commonly found off the northern and western coast of Scotland this one appears to have taken a liking to the various basins that make up Salford Quays.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3059 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_2034-1.jpg\" alt=\"Great Northern Diver\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_2034-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_2034-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_2034-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_2034-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_2034-1-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With\u00a0a plentiful supply of fish the Great Northern Diver\u00a0may stay around until March before heading back north to its breeding grounds in Iceland.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3049 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_2121.jpg\" alt=\"Great Northern Diver\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_2121.jpg 800w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_2121-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_2121-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_2121-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_2121-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An attractive and unusual visitor to Manchester. Hopefully it&#8217;ll hang about long enough to change into its full breeding plumage.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3046 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/P1060539.jpg\" alt=\"St Francis Basin, Salford Quays\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/P1060539.jpg 800w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/P1060539-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/P1060539-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/P1060539-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>St Francis Basin, just off Merchant Quay. The Great Northern Diver can just about be made out in the centre of the photograph<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Great Northern Diver at Salford Quays\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IX-pWHqLit8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3056 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_2130.jpg\" alt=\"Great Northern Diver\" width=\"390\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_2130.jpg 390w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_2130-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3055 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_2152-1.jpg\" alt=\"Great Northern Diver\" width=\"390\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_2152-1.jpg 390w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_2152-1-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Salford Quays, not the typical location you&#8217;d normally expect to find an over-wintering Great Northern Diver. More commonly found off the northern and western coast of Scotland this one appears to have taken a liking to the various basins that make up Salford Quays. With\u00a0a <span class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"more-link btn btn-transparent\" href=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=3045\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3060,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[108],"tags":[578],"class_list":["post-3045","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-birds","tag-great-northern-diver"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3045","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3045"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3045\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6443,"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3045\/revisions\/6443"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3060"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}