{"id":298,"date":"2026-06-05T02:36:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T02:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturestreet.house\/?page_id=298"},"modified":"2026-06-09T00:03:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T00:03:35","slug":"by-seeing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/naturestreet.house\/?page_id=298","title":{"rendered":"By Seeing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><em>sometimes the world asks only that we notice<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><em>Over the Somosomo Strait, Fiji, a swamp harrier looks for lunch.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/naturestreet.house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC_4348-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-367\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:contain\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturestreet.house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC_4348-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/naturestreet.house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC_4348-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/naturestreet.house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC_4348-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturestreet.house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC_4348-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/naturestreet.house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC_4348-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/naturestreet.house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC_4348-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/naturestreet.house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC_4348-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/naturestreet.house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC_4348-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/naturestreet.house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC_4348-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/naturestreet.house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC_4348-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/naturestreet.house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC_4348-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/naturestreet.house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC_4348-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturestreet.house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC_4348-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/naturestreet.house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC_4348.jpg 1808w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>I have you in my sights<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">In Fiji the swamp harrier is called <em>manu levu<\/em>. I see it most days making its rounds. Though it likes the high altitude getting a close angle is not always easy. Even with my strong 200-500 lens it is a challenge. In Fiji the humidity makes for tough shooting and being sharp. This time it worked not too badly.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-date__modified-date wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-05T02:36:19+00:00\">June 5, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:13px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><em>Over the Somosomo Strait, Fiji, a playful dance of aerial expertise.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/naturestreet.house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3676-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-717\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:contain\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturestreet.house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3676-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/naturestreet.house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3676-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/naturestreet.house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3676-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturestreet.house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3676-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/naturestreet.house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3676-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/naturestreet.house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3676-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/naturestreet.house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3676-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/naturestreet.house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3676-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/naturestreet.house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3676-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/naturestreet.house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3676-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/naturestreet.house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3676-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/naturestreet.house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3676-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturestreet.house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3676-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/naturestreet.house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3676.jpg 2043w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>how well you turn, dear<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">This female leading and male trailing swamp harriers were enjoying a full sun and wind aerial dance. They had swooped up together from the Strait. I thought at first it was a goshawk and harrier and I would be treated to a display of talons. Though this was an equal delight. They rose and fell in sync. When the female began the barrel roll, the male was right with her. After a short burst of acrobatics, he left for the coast and she headed back into the mountain. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-date__modified-date wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-05T02:36:19+00:00\">June 5, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50 is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-border-color has-theme-palette-9-border-color has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/naturestreet.house\/?page_id=244\">Review current photo book<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The pull of birds on Hawaii Island <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/naturestreet.house\/?page_id=244\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"244\">lift<\/a><\/strong> our eyes<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>sometimes the world asks only that we notice Over the Somosomo Strait, Fiji, a swamp harrier looks for lunch. In Fiji the swamp harrier is called manu levu. I see it most days making its rounds. Though it likes the high altitude getting a close angle is not always easy. Even with my strong 200-500&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template\/page\/fullwidth.php","meta":{"bgseo_title":"","bgseo_description":"","bgseo_robots_index":"index","bgseo_robots_follow":"follow","_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-298","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturestreet.house\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturestreet.house\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturestreet.house\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturestreet.house\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturestreet.house\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=298"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/naturestreet.house\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/298\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":729,"href":"https:\/\/naturestreet.house\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/298\/revisions\/729"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturestreet.house\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}