{"id":23210,"date":"2015-05-01T05:13:26","date_gmt":"2015-05-01T11:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=23210"},"modified":"2025-09-13T06:55:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T11:55:50","slug":"ducking-out-for-a-bit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2015\/05\/01\/ducking-out-for-a-bit\/","title":{"rendered":"Ducking Out For A Bit…"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"RestingResting Cinnamon Teal hen
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Sometimes after a period of high activity I simply need to rest and relax or duck out into nature’s wild grandeur to refresh. Soon I will be seeing the Centennial Mountains looming over the Centennial Valley and feeling at “home” again.<\/p>\n

I haven’t scheduled any posts to be published while I am away but I will try to post from the field.<\/p>\n

Until I get my fill of nature I am ducking out for a bit…<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a><\/span> to see more of my Cinnamon Teal photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n

This hen Cinnamon Teal was photographed last September at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge using my Nikon D810 with my Nikkor 500mm VR.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sometimes after a period of high activity I simply need to rest and relax or duck out into nature’s wild grandeur to 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