{"id":77214,"date":"2021-11-26T08:18:23","date_gmt":"2021-11-26T12:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=77214"},"modified":"2025-03-07T11:32:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T15:32:56","slug":"cops-came-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2021\/11\/26\/cops-came-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Cops Came (Again!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>What&#8217;s Up?<\/h3>\n<p>To learn the meaning and derivation of the title phrase, scroll down at the blog post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/2021\/11\/22\/cops-came-opossum-foot-snack\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Today is Friday 26 November. I am going back for seconds today despite the wet forecast. Wherever you are, and whatever you are doing, I hope that you too have a great day. This blog post took less than an hour to prepare and makes 19 consecutive days with a new one.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><center>ngg_shortcode_0_placeholder<\/center><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>This image was created on Thanksgiving Day, 25 November 2021. While standing at full height, I used the Induro GIT304L Grand Series 3 Stealth Carbon Fiber Tripod (no longer available)<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/birdsasart-shop.com\/levered-clamp-flexshooter-pro\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Levered-Clamp  FlexShooter Pro<\/a>-mounted-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/1485539-REG\/sony_sel600f40gm_fe_600mm_f_4_gm.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/SO6004GM\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xSO6004GM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sony FE 600mm f\/4 GM OSS lens<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/1222778-REG\/sony_sel20tc_fe_2x_teleconverter.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/SOTC2\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xSOTC2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sony FE 2.0x Teleconverter<\/a>, and The One, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/1619483-REG\/sony_ilce_1_b_alpha_a1_mirrorless_digital.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/SOA1B\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xSOA1B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sony Alpha 1 Mirrorless Digital Camera (Body Only)<\/a>. ISO 1250. The exposure was determined by Zebras with ISO on the rear wheel: 1\/500 sec. at f\/8 (wide open). AWB at 3:25pm on  cloudy afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Spot AF-C with Bird-Eye\/Face Detection performed perfectly. Be sure to click on the image to enjoy a larger higher-res version. <\/p>\n<h2><strong>Image #1: Snowy Owl &#8212; 2- year old probably a female based on size (personal comment: Julian Hough)<strong<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"728\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/mer54715.datafeedfile.com\/widget\/aff_widget_prdt_generate-2.0.php?aff_num=7226&#038;aff_net=1&#038;size=728x90&#038;mode=m&#038;bucket_num=10411&#038;link_target=y&#038;sid=\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iFrame.<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Cops Came (Again!)<\/h3>\n<h2>Indian Lake Estates, FL, 24 November<\/h2>\n<p>6:30pm: got into bed and read<br \/>\n8:00pm: fell asleep<\/p>\n<h2>25 November<\/h2>\n<p>1:30am: awoke refreshed and read<br \/>\n2:30am: got out of bed &#8212; the alarm had been set for 3am<br \/>\n3:55am: left for the airport<br \/>\n5:35am: curbside check-in for my Southwest flight to Islip<br \/>\n6:05am: at Gate 101<br \/>\n8:05am: rolling down the runway<br \/>\n10:24am: touched down at ISP<br \/>\n11:03am: drove to the Port Jefferson ferry terminal in my rental car with my two checked bags, the smaller of my two Think Tank rolling bags, and my Urban Disguise laptop bag<br \/>\n11:29am: got on a long line &#8212; I had purchased a ticket for the 2:00pm ferry on Wednesday<br \/>\n11:54am: was directed to the small standby lot<br \/>\n12:04pm: was the next-to-last vehicle to get on the ferry<br \/>\n1:15pm: arrived at the Bridgeport, Connecticut ferry dock<br \/>\n1:23pm: drove off the ferry<br \/>\n1:31pm: drove into the lot at Long Beach, dressed warmly, and got my gear together<br \/>\n1:40pm: spoke to a couple walking down the beach &#8212; they said that one Snowy Owl was sitting on a log just a five minute walk to the west<br \/>\n1:52pm: met old friend Julian Hough. &#8212; gave him a hug and began walking west<br \/>\n1:54pm: arrived at owl &#8212; it was only four minutes from the parking lot!<br \/>\n3:25pm: just a bit more than a day after I left home, I pressed the shutter button and created today&#8217;s featured image.<\/p>\n<p>How was your Thanksgiving?<\/p>\n<h3>Typos<\/h3>\n<p>With all blog posts, feel free to <a href=\"mailto:samandmayasgrandpa@att.net\">e-mail<\/a><\/center> or to leave a comment regarding any typos or errors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s Up? <\/p>\n<p>To learn the meaning and derivation of the title phrase, scroll down at the blog post here.<\/p>\n<p>Today is Friday 26 November. 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