{"id":22168,"date":"2026-05-26T08:48:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T12:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=22168"},"modified":"2026-05-26T08:48:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T12:48:40","slug":"critters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=22168","title":{"rendered":"Critters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/psnp.info\\\/p4td_\\\/?p=22168\"}'   class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-1 wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"22167\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?attachment_id=22167\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dsc01164.jpg?fit=1969%2C2000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1969,2000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-6700&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1778835732&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;300&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dsc01164\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dsc01164.jpg?fit=295%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dsc01164.jpg?fit=904%2C918&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"904\" height=\"918\" data-id=\"22167\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dsc01164.jpg?resize=904%2C918&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22167\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"22166\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?attachment_id=22166\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dsc01188.jpg?fit=1523%2C2000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1523,2000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-6700&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1778835831&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;300&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dsc01188\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dsc01188.jpg?fit=228%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dsc01188.jpg?fit=780%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"904\" height=\"1187\" data-id=\"22166\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dsc01188.jpg?resize=904%2C1187&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22166\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Raccoons: Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, Ohio, USA, May 2026 \u2014 No trip to Ohio for the Biggest Week in American Birding is complete without a selection of the \u201cother\u201d wildlife of the Erie Shore. This year we had this raccoon family nesting in a big dead tree along the Estuary Trail and showing well on my second walk out that way with my Point\u2019nShoot for Warblers class. And I saw many turtles, 2 different deer, and several snakes. Not just warblers, and not even just birds. \ud83d\ude42 Sony a6700. Sigma 16-300 Contemporary at about 800mm equivalent crop. Program with bird and wildlife modifications. 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