{"id":2622,"date":"2015-08-13T16:08:32","date_gmt":"2015-08-13T20:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/?p=2622"},"modified":"2015-08-14T18:46:52","modified_gmt":"2015-08-14T22:46:52","slug":"grafton-pond-813","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/?p=2622","title":{"rendered":"Grafton Pond 8\/13"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A beautiful morning on Grafton Pond.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Mt-Cardigan-4925.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Cardigan-4925\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Mt-Cardigan-4925.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Mt-Cardigan-4925-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Mt-Cardigan-4925-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The geese were at the boat landing, hoping for a handout.<figure id=\"attachment_2615\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2615\" style=\"width: 421px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Goose-4884.jpg\" alt=\"Canada goose\" width=\"421\" height=\"600\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Goose-4884.jpg 421w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Goose-4884-105x150.jpg 105w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Goose-4884-211x300.jpg 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2615\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Canada goose<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>We saw two families of loons, one at least a week younger than the other. The younger set of babies were swimming and fishing alone, without parents close by.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2616\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2616\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/loon-baby-4915.jpg\" alt=\"Young baby loon on it side.\" width=\"600\" height=\"479\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/loon-baby-4915.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/loon-baby-4915-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/loon-baby-4915-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2616\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Young baby loon on it side.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2614\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2614\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/baby-loons-4894.jpg\" alt=\"Twin baby loons\" width=\"600\" height=\"466\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/baby-loons-4894.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/baby-loons-4894-150x117.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/baby-loons-4894-300x233.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2614\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Twin baby loons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2613\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2613\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/baby-loon-4895.jpg\" alt=\"Young loon baby stretching his wings\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/baby-loon-4895.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/baby-loon-4895-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/baby-loon-4895-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2613\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Young loon baby stretching his wings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2612\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2612\" style=\"width: 539px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/baby-loon-flapping-4929.jpg\" alt=\"Older baby loon stretching his wings\" width=\"539\" height=\"600\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/baby-loon-flapping-4929.jpg 539w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/baby-loon-flapping-4929-135x150.jpg 135w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/baby-loon-flapping-4929-270x300.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 539px) 100vw, 539px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2612\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Older baby loon stretching his wings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The older baby&#8217;s parents showed up as soon as he called. This is probably the same family we saw on 6\/30.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2621\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2621\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/parent-loon-and-baby-4942.jpg\" alt=\"Young loon with its parent.\" width=\"600\" height=\"491\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/parent-loon-and-baby-4942.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/parent-loon-and-baby-4942-150x123.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/parent-loon-and-baby-4942-300x246.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2621\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Young loon with its parent.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2620\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2620\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/parent-feeding-baby-loon-4951.jpg\" alt=\"Parent feeding young loon.\" width=\"600\" height=\"219\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/parent-feeding-baby-loon-4951.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/parent-feeding-baby-loon-4951-150x55.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/parent-feeding-baby-loon-4951-300x110.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2620\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Parent feeding young loon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2619\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2619\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/parent-and-baby-loon-4952.jpg\" alt=\"Parent and young loon\" width=\"600\" height=\"519\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/parent-and-baby-loon-4952.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/parent-and-baby-loon-4952-150x130.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/parent-and-baby-loon-4952-300x260.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2619\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Parent and young loon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A beautiful morning on Grafton Pond. The geese were at the boat landing, hoping for a handout. We saw two families of loons, one at least a week younger than the other. The younger set of babies were swimming and fishing alone, without parents close by. The older baby&#8217;s parents showed up as soon as &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/?p=2622\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Grafton Pond 8\/13&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[152,34,47],"class_list":["post-2622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-goose","tag-grafton-pond","tag-loons"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3S4pT-Gi","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2622","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2622"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2622\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2623,"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2622\/revisions\/2623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}