{"id":7168,"date":"2021-01-17T11:59:34","date_gmt":"2021-01-17T16:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/?p=7168"},"modified":"2021-01-19T16:40:56","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T21:40:56","slug":"starlings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/starlings\/","title":{"rendered":"Starlings &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&#8230; thousands and thousands of starlings that is!  The flock was at least three minutes &#8216;long&#8217; &#8211; how many do you count in the 26-second video clip?  Take that then multiply it by about six &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The end of the NCR trail around 8:45 this morning.  The last time I got pics of a large flock was dec 2011 (not nearly as big); see that post <a href=\"https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/?p=1244\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/?p=1244\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/starlings-flock.mov\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210117_D500MAS__DSC8572-1.jpg\" data-lbwps-width=\"1200\" data-lbwps-height=\"800\" data-lbwps-srcsmall=\"https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210117_D500MAS__DSC8572-1.jpg\" data-lbwps-exif=\"&lt;span class=&quot;pswp__caption__exif_camera&quot;&gt;NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D500&lt;\/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;pswp__caption__exif_focal&quot;&gt;500mm&lt;\/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;pswp__caption__exif_fstop&quot;&gt;\ud835\udc53\/4&lt;\/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;pswp__caption__exif_shutter&quot;&gt;1\/1600s&lt;\/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;pswp__caption__exif_iso&quot;&gt;ISO1600&lt;\/span&gt; \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210117_D500MAS__DSC8572-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"7170\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210117_D500MAS__DSC8572-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=7170\" class=\"wp-image-7170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210117_D500MAS__DSC8572-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210117_D500MAS__DSC8572-1-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210117_D500MAS__DSC8572-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210117_D500MAS__DSC8578-1.jpg\" data-lbwps-width=\"1200\" data-lbwps-height=\"800\" data-lbwps-srcsmall=\"https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210117_D500MAS__DSC8578-1.jpg\" data-lbwps-exif=\"&lt;span class=&quot;pswp__caption__exif_camera&quot;&gt;NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D500&lt;\/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;pswp__caption__exif_focal&quot;&gt;500mm&lt;\/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;pswp__caption__exif_fstop&quot;&gt;\ud835\udc53\/4&lt;\/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;pswp__caption__exif_shutter&quot;&gt;1\/1600s&lt;\/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;pswp__caption__exif_iso&quot;&gt;ISO1600&lt;\/span&gt; \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210117_D500MAS__DSC8578-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"7171\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210117_D500MAS__DSC8578-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=7171\" class=\"wp-image-7171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210117_D500MAS__DSC8578-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210117_D500MAS__DSC8578-1-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210117_D500MAS__DSC8578-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210117_D500MAS__DSC8591-1.jpg\" data-lbwps-width=\"1200\" data-lbwps-height=\"800\" data-lbwps-srcsmall=\"https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210117_D500MAS__DSC8591-1.jpg\" data-lbwps-exif=\"&lt;span class=&quot;pswp__caption__exif_camera&quot;&gt;NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D500&lt;\/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;pswp__caption__exif_focal&quot;&gt;500mm&lt;\/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;pswp__caption__exif_fstop&quot;&gt;\ud835\udc53\/4&lt;\/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;pswp__caption__exif_shutter&quot;&gt;1\/1600s&lt;\/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;pswp__caption__exif_iso&quot;&gt;ISO1600&lt;\/span&gt; \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210117_D500MAS__DSC8591-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"7172\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210117_D500MAS__DSC8591-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=7172\" class=\"wp-image-7172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210117_D500MAS__DSC8591-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210117_D500MAS__DSC8591-1-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210117_D500MAS__DSC8591-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210117_D500MAS__DSC8592-1.jpg\" data-lbwps-width=\"1200\" data-lbwps-height=\"800\" data-lbwps-srcsmall=\"https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210117_D500MAS__DSC8592-1.jpg\" data-lbwps-exif=\"&lt;span class=&quot;pswp__caption__exif_camera&quot;&gt;NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D500&lt;\/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;pswp__caption__exif_focal&quot;&gt;500mm&lt;\/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;pswp__caption__exif_fstop&quot;&gt;\ud835\udc53\/4&lt;\/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;pswp__caption__exif_shutter&quot;&gt;1\/1600s&lt;\/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;pswp__caption__exif_iso&quot;&gt;ISO1600&lt;\/span&gt; \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210117_D500MAS__DSC8592-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"7173\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210117_D500MAS__DSC8592-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=7173\" class=\"wp-image-7173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210117_D500MAS__DSC8592-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210117_D500MAS__DSC8592-1-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210117_D500MAS__DSC8592-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210117_D500MAS__DSC8595-1.jpg\" data-lbwps-width=\"1200\" data-lbwps-height=\"800\" data-lbwps-srcsmall=\"https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210117_D500MAS__DSC8595-1.jpg\" data-lbwps-exif=\"&lt;span class=&quot;pswp__caption__exif_camera&quot;&gt;NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D500&lt;\/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;pswp__caption__exif_focal&quot;&gt;500mm&lt;\/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;pswp__caption__exif_fstop&quot;&gt;\ud835\udc53\/4&lt;\/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;pswp__caption__exif_shutter&quot;&gt;1\/1600s&lt;\/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;pswp__caption__exif_iso&quot;&gt;ISO1600&lt;\/span&gt; \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210117_D500MAS__DSC8595-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"7174\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210117_D500MAS__DSC8595-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=7174\" class=\"wp-image-7174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210117_D500MAS__DSC8595-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210117_D500MAS__DSC8595-1-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210117_D500MAS__DSC8595-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s another vid thru the woods as they drifted north &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/VID_20210117_starlings3.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230; thousands and thousands of starlings that is! The flock was at least three minutes &#8216;long&#8217; &#8211; how many do you count in the 26-second video clip? Take that then&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/starlings\/\">Continue reading &#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Starlings &#8230;<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7173,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[104],"class_list":["post-7168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-small-birds","tag-baltimore-county","ratio-3-2","excerpt"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7168"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7168\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7194,"href":"https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7168\/revisions\/7194"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chapspics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}