{"id":2130,"date":"2023-03-07T22:08:02","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T21:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.birdinginspain.com\/blog\/?p=2130"},"modified":"2023-02-27T19:11:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T18:11:00","slug":"more-gekko-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdinginspain.com\/blog\/birds-in-spain\/more-gekko-art\/","title":{"rendered":"More Gekko Art"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s some more &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2143\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.birdinginspain.com\/blog\/birds-in-spain\/more-gekko-art\/attachment\/duponts-vecino-low\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.birdinginspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/duponts-vecino-low.jpg?fit=567%2C404&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"567,404\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Javier Vecino 2012&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"duponts-vecino-low\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.birdinginspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/duponts-vecino-low.jpg?fit=300%2C214&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.birdinginspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/duponts-vecino-low.jpg?fit=567%2C404&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.birdinginspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/duponts-vecino-low.jpg?w=370&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2143\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.birdinginspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/duponts-vecino-low.jpg?resize=300%2C214&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.birdinginspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/duponts-vecino-low.jpg?w=567&amp;ssl=1 567w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption>Dupont&#8217;s Lark, by Javier <br><br>The shy and elusive Dupont&#8217;s Lark sings mostly at dawn. It gets you up before the sunrise, when your world is still unsure of what the day will bring. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Javier managed to capture the perfect pose. The Dupont&#8217;s Lark that we&#8217;d all like to see when we look for it, and which is so hard to come by. My focus was mostly on the background, and a sunny glow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2146\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.birdinginspain.com\/blog\/birds-in-spain\/more-gekko-art\/attachment\/gcgrebe-low\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.birdinginspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/gcgrebe-low.jpg?fit=567%2C363&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"567,363\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"gcgrebe-low\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.birdinginspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/gcgrebe-low.jpg?fit=300%2C192&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.birdinginspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/gcgrebe-low.jpg?fit=567%2C363&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.birdinginspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/gcgrebe-low.jpg?w=370&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2146\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.birdinginspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/gcgrebe-low.jpg?w=567&amp;ssl=1 567w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.birdinginspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/gcgrebe-low.jpg?resize=300%2C192&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/><figcaption>Great Crested Grebes, by Colin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here I focused in on the birds. You can see that they&#8217;re on water, but the background is unnatural. They only have eyes for each other at this moment. Witnessing birds dancing for each other is just sublime. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2148\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.birdinginspain.com\/blog\/birds-in-spain\/more-gekko-art\/attachment\/little-egret-low\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.birdinginspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/little-egret-low.jpg?fit=945%2C572&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"945,572\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"little-egret-low\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.birdinginspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/little-egret-low.jpg?fit=300%2C182&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.birdinginspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/little-egret-low.jpg?fit=945%2C572&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.birdinginspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/little-egret-low.jpg?w=370&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2148\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.birdinginspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/little-egret-low.jpg?w=945&amp;ssl=1 945w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.birdinginspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/little-egret-low.jpg?resize=300%2C182&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.birdinginspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/little-egret-low.jpg?resize=768%2C465&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 945px) 100vw, 945px\" \/><figcaption>Little Egret, by Adam. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A white bird in the water, enshrouded in mist but with a strange golden reflection on its plumage. The mist has cleared for us for a moment, and maybe for the egret too, as it readies to stab at a little fish. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s some more &#8230; \u00a0 Javier managed to capture the perfect pose. The Dupont&#8217;s Lark that we&#8217;d all like to see when we look for it, and which is so hard to come by. My focus was mostly on the background, and a sunny glow. Here I focused in on the birds. 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