{"id":215,"date":"2011-01-04T23:11:17","date_gmt":"2011-01-04T15:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fryap.wordpress.com\/?p=215"},"modified":"2011-01-04T23:11:17","modified_gmt":"2011-01-04T15:11:17","slug":"new-years-eve-hiking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/04\/new-years-eve-hiking\/","title":{"rendered":"New Year&#8217;s Eve hiking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was having a day off on New Year&#8217;s Eve and I decided to go hiking to Singapore Quarry in the afternoon. The sky was overcast and I was a bit worried that rain would fall before I made it to the site. Sure enough, around 100 meters to the site, it started pouring. Thankfully I managed to make a quick dash to the shelter without getting drenched.<\/p>\n<p>Waiting for the rain to stop, I set up my camera gear in preparation for taking pictures of the Little Grebes that I had previously photographed. Scanning my surrounding, I heard a bird calling and pointed my camera to get a clearer picture.<\/p>\n<p>It was a Tiger Shrike, calling out in the rain. I took some pictures, and the turned on my camera&#8217;s video. My apologies for the wind blowing sound in the video. I need to sort this technical issue out.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vph6EXG2_aw&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en_US]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nSoon, the rain subsided. And after a little while, the Little Grebes appeared at their usual spot. Bobbing in and out of water catching their prey.<\/p>\n<p>First, there is one.<br \/>\n<a title=\"Little Grebe - IMG_3367 by fryap, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/fryap\/5319359313\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5207\/5319359313_6582c90589_z.jpg\" alt=\"Little Grebe - IMG_3367\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The pair together<br \/>\n<a title=\"Little Grebe - IMG_3411 by fryap, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/fryap\/5319959190\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5081\/5319959190_2988066886_z.jpg\" alt=\"Little Grebe - IMG_3411\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another view<br \/>\n<a title=\"Little Grebe - IMG_3424 by fryap, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/fryap\/5319359503\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5245\/5319359503_3d1a41e4cd_z.jpg\" alt=\"Little Grebe - IMG_3424\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nWhile concentrating with these, I noticed far in the distance, a raptor was circling the pond and then proceeded to perch. It was a juvenile White-bellied Sea Eagle.<\/p>\n<p>Front view<br \/>\n<a title=\"White-bellied Sea Eagle - IMG_3545 by fryap, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/fryap\/5319959480\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5244\/5319959480_7d37f2c388_o.jpg\" alt=\"White-bellied Sea Eagle - IMG_3545\" width=\"684\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Back view<br \/>\n<a title=\"White-bellied Sea Eagle - IMG_3638 by fryap, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/fryap\/5319359927\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5041\/5319359927_dc4700074d_b.jpg\" alt=\"White-bellied Sea Eagle - IMG_3638\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last picture<br \/>\n<a title=\"White-bellied Sea Eagle - IMG_3668 by fryap, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/fryap\/5319360155\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5008\/5319360155_e7cc37b66f_b.jpg\" alt=\"White-bellied Sea Eagle - IMG_3668\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Evening time came much too soon and I had leave. While I was packing up, the Sea Eagle proceeded to circle round the pond searching for it&#8217;s own meal. Mine was still a hike back away.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was having a day off on New Year&#8217;s Eve and I decided to go hiking to Singapore Quarry in the afternoon. The sky was overcast and I was a bit worried that rain would fall before I made it to the site. Sure enough, around 100 meters to the site, it started pouring. 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