{"id":13276,"date":"2014-01-12T05:52:05","date_gmt":"2014-01-12T12:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=13276"},"modified":"2025-08-21T17:44:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T22:44:22","slug":"tricolored-heron-hunting-in-the-surf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2014\/01\/12\/tricolored-heron-hunting-in-the-surf\/","title":{"rendered":"Tricolored Heron Hunting In The Surf"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-153213 size-full\" title=\"Tricolored Heron hunting in the surf, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/tricolored-heron-hunting-mia-mcpherson-2296.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/tricolored-heron-hunting-mia-mcpherson-2296.jpg\" alt=\"Tricolored 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