{"id":12524,"date":"2014-01-01T03:01:27","date_gmt":"2014-01-01T10:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=12524"},"modified":"2026-04-23T06:39:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T11:39:26","slug":"ring-in-the-new-happy-new-year-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2014\/01\/01\/ring-in-the-new-happy-new-year-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Ring in the New &#8211; Happy New Year 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_175241\" style=\"width: 699px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-175241\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-175241 size-full\" title=\"Happy New Year 2014\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/happy-new-year-2014.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/happy-new-year-2014.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"689\" height=\"1050\" data-id=\"12523\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27689%27%20height%3D%271050%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20689%201050%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27689%27%20height%3D%271050%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/happy-new-year-2014-200x305.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/happy-new-year-2014-400x610.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/happy-new-year-2014-600x914.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/happy-new-year-2014.jpg 689w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 689px) 100vw, 689px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-175241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Happy New Year 2014<\/p><\/div>\n<p>2013 was a busy, productive although sometimes frustrating year. I spent lots of time camping, immersing myself in nature, photographing birds, animals and scenery. I revisited areas that tug at my heart and journeyed to areas I have never been to\u00a0before.<\/p>\n<p>The selection of birds above were all taken in 2013 and they include images from all four seasons. It would be impossible for me to pick my &#8220;favorites&#8221; of the year because each subject that I photographed\u00a0brought me joy and delight.<\/p>\n<p>Life <em>is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n<p>I wish everyone the best for 2014, Happy New Year.<\/p>\n<p>Mia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2013 was a busy, productive although sometimes frustrating year. 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