{"id":4562,"date":"2018-08-21T11:22:16","date_gmt":"2018-08-21T17:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/susanbgraham.com\/blog\/?p=4562"},"modified":"2018-08-21T11:22:16","modified_gmt":"2018-08-21T17:22:16","slug":"august-morning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/susanbgraham.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/21\/august-morning\/","title":{"rendered":"August Morning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><h4>August Morning: Sunrise and Hummingbirds<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<p>August morning: the smoke from the fires west of us was bad for two days, and it still remains. But, the skies are a little clearer and the temperatures cooler. Autumn is not quite palpable, but is just around the corner. The smoke adds color to the clouds. Most of the male hummingbirds have already left for winter homes. The females and juveniles will be here for a week or two, filling up in preparation for the long trip. This is a beautiful time in New Mexico.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4559\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4559\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/susanbgraham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Graham_-Susan_-Brandt_2018_08_21_9999_8.jpg\" alt=\"August morning\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/susanbgraham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Graham_-Susan_-Brandt_2018_08_21_9999_8.jpg 600w, https:\/\/susanbgraham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Graham_-Susan_-Brandt_2018_08_21_9999_8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/susanbgraham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Graham_-Susan_-Brandt_2018_08_21_9999_8-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4559\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Note just a hint of crepuscular rays. The smoke has cleared significantly from the prior two days, but is still producing especially colorful skies.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4561\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4561\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/susanbgraham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/20180821-Susan-Brandt-Graham-Graham_-Susan_-Brandt_2018_08_21_9999_12.jpg\" alt=\"August morning\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/susanbgraham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/20180821-Susan-Brandt-Graham-Graham_-Susan_-Brandt_2018_08_21_9999_12.jpg 600w, https:\/\/susanbgraham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/20180821-Susan-Brandt-Graham-Graham_-Susan_-Brandt_2018_08_21_9999_12-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/susanbgraham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/20180821-Susan-Brandt-Graham-Graham_-Susan_-Brandt_2018_08_21_9999_12-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4561\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Female rufous hummingbird eyeing breakfast of cosmos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_like fcbkbttn_large_button\"><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/susanbgraham.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/21\/august-morning\/\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\" layout=\"button_count\"  size=\"large\"><\/fb:like><\/div><div class=\"fb-share-button fcbkbttn_large_button \" data-href=\"https:\/\/susanbgraham.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/21\/august-morning\/\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"large\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August Morning: Sunrise and Hummingbirds August morning: the smoke from the fires west of us was bad for two days, and it still remains. 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