{"id":497,"date":"2012-04-16T14:33:39","date_gmt":"2012-04-16T19:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/?p=497"},"modified":"2012-10-02T17:09:51","modified_gmt":"2012-10-02T22:09:51","slug":"the-butt-end-of-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/?p=497","title":{"rendered":"The Butt End of things&#8230;.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ever wonder what things look like from behind, but too afraid to ask? Well if you ever have, here you go:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla) facing into the wind at South Padre Island. They do that so they can take off easily. Trust me, they are aptly named. They truly sound like they are laughing.<a href=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSCN2011.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-498\" title=\"South Padre Island - laughing gull\" src=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSCN2011-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSCN2011-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSCN2011-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSCN2011-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>We were quite amused at how they were all sitting in a group on the roof facing the same way&#8230;laughing.<a href=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSCN2012.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-499\" title=\"DSCN2012\" src=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSCN2012-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSCN2012-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSCN2012-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSCN2012-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>Here&#8217;s what the front end looks like. Aren&#8217;t they pretty?<a href=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSCN2043.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-500\" title=\"DSCN2043\" src=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSCN2043-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSCN2043-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSCN2043-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSCN2043-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>The butt end of a Bee scoping out the flowers of Indigo Spires Sage: <a href=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSCN1852.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-506\" title=\"DSCN1852\" src=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSCN1852-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSCN1852-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSCN1852-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSCN1852-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>The butt end of a Painted Lady Butterfly (<em>Vanessa cardu<\/em>i):<a href=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSCN1850.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-508\" title=\"DSCN1850\" src=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSCN1850-1024x726.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSCN1850-1024x726.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSCN1850-300x212.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSCN1850-423x300.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>Here&#8217;s what the front end looks like:<a href=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSCN1844.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-509\" title=\"DSCN1844\" src=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSCN1844-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSCN1844-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSCN1844-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSCN1844-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>And the &#8216;butt&#8217; end of the sun as it sets over Laguna Madre:\u00a0 Going&#8230;<a href=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSCN2026.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-502\" title=\"DSCN2026\" src=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSCN2026-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSCN2026-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSCN2026-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSCN2026-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>Going&#8230;<a href=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSCN20381.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-504\" title=\"DSCN2038\" src=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSCN20381-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"778\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSCN20381-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSCN20381-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>Gone!<a href=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSCN2040.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-505\" title=\"DSCN2040\" src=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSCN2040-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"778\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSCN2040-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSCN2040-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever wonder what things look like from behind, but too afraid to ask? Well if you ever have, here you go: A Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla) facing into the wind at South Padre Island. They do that so they can &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/?p=497\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=497"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/497\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":514,"href":"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/497\/revisions\/514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}