{"id":6042,"date":"2020-01-04T12:02:03","date_gmt":"2020-01-04T12:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=6042"},"modified":"2020-01-04T12:06:26","modified_gmt":"2020-01-04T12:06:26","slug":"long-tailed-duck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=6042","title":{"rendered":"Long-tailed Duck"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6043\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC8593.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC8593.jpg 800w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC8593-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC8593-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC8593-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC8593-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC8593-385x257.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A few photo&#8217;s from a visit to see the immature, Long-tailed Duck that&#8217;s been enjoying life at Crosby Marina for the past few days.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6044\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC8597.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC8597.jpg 800w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC8597-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC8597-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC8597-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC8597-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC8597-385x257.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Normally a winter visitor to the seas of northern and western Britain it looks like this one has opted for the quieter water of Crosby Marina. With a freezing cold wind that rapidly chilled the bones its easy to\u00a0 appreciate why life on the high seas didn&#8217;t appeal.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6046\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC8649.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC8649.jpg 800w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC8649-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC8649-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC8649-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC8649-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC8649-385x257.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Surprisingly approachable perhaps with it being in its first winter its experience of humans is still good.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6045\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC8598.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC8598.jpg 800w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC8598-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC8598-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC8598-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC8598-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC8598-385x257.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Diving for small fish and crustaceans.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6047\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC8661.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC8661.jpg 800w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC8661-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC8661-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC8661-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC8661-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC8661-385x257.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now you see it &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6048\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC8670.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC8670.jpg 800w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC8670-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC8670-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC8670-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC8670-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC8670-385x257.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now you don&#8217;t &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; &#x1f600;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6049\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC8673.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC8673.jpg 800w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC8673-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC8673-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC8673-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC8673-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC8673-385x257.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hopefully one day we&#8217;ll catch up with an adult.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few photo&#8217;s from a visit to see the immature, Long-tailed Duck that&#8217;s been enjoying life at Crosby Marina for the past few days&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.With a freezing cold wind that rapidly chilled the bones its easy to\u00a0 appreciate why life on the high seas didn&#8217;t appeal. <span class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"more-link btn btn-transparent\" href=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=6042\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6043,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[108],"tags":[39,946],"class_list":["post-6042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-birds","tag-crosby","tag-long-tailed-duck"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6042","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=6042"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6042\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6055,"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6042\/revisions\/6055"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}