{"id":35529,"date":"2016-02-14T06:41:06","date_gmt":"2016-02-14T13:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=35529"},"modified":"2026-04-27T06:58:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T11:58:01","slug":"a-calico-heart-on-a-shell-covered-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2016\/02\/14\/a-calico-heart-on-a-shell-covered-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"Calico Heart on a Shell Covered Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-175350 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/calico-shell-mia-mcpherson-2856.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/calico-shell-mia-mcpherson-2856.jpg\" alt=\"Calico Heart, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida\" width=\"850\" height=\"607\" 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