{"id":10690,"date":"2017-01-02T23:13:47","date_gmt":"2017-01-03T04:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/?p=10690"},"modified":"2017-01-02T23:13:47","modified_gmt":"2017-01-03T04:13:47","slug":"wild-kingdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/?p=10690","title":{"rendered":"WILD KINGDOM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today at Point Reyes, we were witness to a most extraordinary event. We had gone to see the Elephant Seals. Then by the side of the road a wolf which was stalking a herd of deer had the tables turned. The deer attacked the wolf; chasing it away from the herd. The standoff lasted a while; long enough for me to take these photographs.<\/p>\n<p>We often think of deer like bambi. Here was proof that it is not the case.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10691\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/point-reyes-1-2-17-133853-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/point-reyes-1-2-17-133853-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/point-reyes-1-2-17-133853-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/point-reyes-1-2-17-133853-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10692\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/point-reyes-1-2-17-133875-1024x757.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/point-reyes-1-2-17-133875-1024x757.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/point-reyes-1-2-17-133875-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/point-reyes-1-2-17-133875-768x568.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10693\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/point-reyes-1-2-17-133951-1024x504.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/point-reyes-1-2-17-133951-1024x504.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/point-reyes-1-2-17-133951-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/point-reyes-1-2-17-133951-768x378.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/point-reyes-1-2-17-133951.jpg 1539w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10694\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10694\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10694\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/point-reyes-1-2-17-133984-1024x630.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/point-reyes-1-2-17-133984-1024x630.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/point-reyes-1-2-17-133984-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/point-reyes-1-2-17-133984-768x473.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/point-reyes-1-2-17-133984.jpg 1719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10694\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ELEPHANT SEAL YAWN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10695\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10695\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10695\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/point-reyes-1-2-17-134013.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/point-reyes-1-2-17-134013.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/point-reyes-1-2-17-134013-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/point-reyes-1-2-17-134013-768x508.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10695\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DEER CHASES WOLF 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10696\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10696\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10696\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/point-reyes-1-2-17-134021-1024x508.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/point-reyes-1-2-17-134021-1024x508.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/point-reyes-1-2-17-134021-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/point-reyes-1-2-17-134021-768x381.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/point-reyes-1-2-17-134021.jpg 1575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10696\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DEER CHASES WOLF<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10697\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/point-reyes-1-2-17-134067.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/point-reyes-1-2-17-134067.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/point-reyes-1-2-17-134067-300x246.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10698\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/point-reyes-1-2-17-134078-927x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/point-reyes-1-2-17-134078-927x1024.jpg 927w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/point-reyes-1-2-17-134078-272x300.jpg 272w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/point-reyes-1-2-17-134078-768x848.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/point-reyes-1-2-17-134078-300x331.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/point-reyes-1-2-17-134078.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10699\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10699\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10699\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/point-reyes-1-2-17-134086-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/point-reyes-1-2-17-134086-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/point-reyes-1-2-17-134086-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/point-reyes-1-2-17-134086-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10699\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">POINT REYES<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today at Point Reyes, we were witness to a most extraordinary event. We had gone to see the Elephant Seals. Then by the side of the road a wolf which was stalking a herd of deer had the tables turned. The deer attacked the wolf; chasing it away from the herd. The standoff lasted a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/?p=10690\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">WILD KINGDOM<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":10696,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[453,406,2054],"tags":[2801,2799,2800,2797,2802,2798],"class_list":["post-10690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-california","category-crows","category-point-reyes","tag-crow","tag-deer","tag-elephant-seal","tag-pt-reyes","tag-raven","tag-wolf"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10690","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10690"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10690\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10700,"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10690\/revisions\/10700"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}