{"id":3043,"date":"2016-05-29T20:47:18","date_gmt":"2016-05-30T00:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/?p=3043"},"modified":"2016-05-29T20:50:42","modified_gmt":"2016-05-30T00:50:42","slug":"birds-plus-from-my-kayak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/?p=3043","title":{"rendered":"Birds plus from my kayak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Once again our kayaks have proven to be good platforms for observing nature. Jane and I have be out almost everyday this week, mostly on the Connecticut River between Wilder, VT and Hanover, NH but also on the North Hartland Lake.<\/p>\n<p>We haven&#8217;t seen many wildfowl: just a few mallards, an occasional merganser and a loon.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3041\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3041\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/mrs-common-merganser-4374-1024x784.jpg\" alt=\"Ms Common merganser --West Lebanon, NH\" width=\"640\" height=\"490\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3041\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3041\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ms Common merganser &#8211;West Lebanon, NH<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/loon-4577.jpg\" alt=\"Loon -- Hartland, VT\" width=\"600\" height=\"577\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3038\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/loon-4577.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/loon-4577-150x144.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/loon-4577-300x289.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Loon &#8212; Hartland, VT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3037\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3037\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/mallards-4582.jpg\" alt=\"Mallard pair  -- Hartland, VT\" width=\"600\" height=\"436\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/mallards-4582.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/mallards-4582-150x109.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/mallards-4582-300x218.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3037\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mallard pair  &#8212; Hartland, VT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We have seen and heard numerous song birds<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3042\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3042\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/grackle-4435-1024x805.jpg\" alt=\"Grackle --Wilder, VT\" width=\"640\" height=\"503\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3042\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3042\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grackle &#8211;Wilder, VT<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3040\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3040\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/kingbird-4595.jpg\" alt=\"Kingbird -- Hartland, VT\" width=\"600\" height=\"482\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/kingbird-4595.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/kingbird-4595-150x121.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/kingbird-4595-300x241.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3040\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kingbird &#8212; Hartland, VT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3039\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3039\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/catbird-4537.jpg\" alt=\"Catbird -- Hartland, VT\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3039\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/catbird-4537.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/catbird-4537-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/catbird-4537-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3039\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Catbird &#8212; Hartland, VT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3036\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3036\" style=\"width: 531px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/red-winged-blackbird-4573.jpg\" alt=\"Red winged blackbird -- Hartland, VT\" width=\"531\" height=\"600\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/red-winged-blackbird-4573.jpg 531w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/red-winged-blackbird-4573-133x150.jpg 133w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/red-winged-blackbird-4573-266x300.jpg 266w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3036\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Red winged blackbird &#8212; Hartland, VT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3035\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3035\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/song-sparrow-4611.jpg\" alt=\"Song sparrow -- Hartland, VT\" width=\"600\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/song-sparrow-4611.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/song-sparrow-4611-150x148.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/song-sparrow-4611-300x296.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3035\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Song sparrow &#8212; Hartland, VT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3034\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3034\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/woodpecker-4520.jpg\" alt=\"Hairy woodpecker -- Wilder,  VT\" width=\"600\" height=\"555\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3034\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/woodpecker-4520.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/woodpecker-4520-150x139.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/woodpecker-4520-300x278.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3034\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hairy woodpecker &#8212; Wilder,  VT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>and even frogs singing.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3044\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3044\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/frog-4375-779x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Frog --Wilder, VT\" width=\"640\" height=\"841\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3044\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3044\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Frog &#8211;Wilder, VT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3045\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3045\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Frog-puffed-4337.jpg\" alt=\"Frog vocalizing -- Lebanon, NH\" width=\"600\" height=\"501\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3045\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Frog-puffed-4337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Frog-puffed-4337-150x125.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Frog-puffed-4337-300x251.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3045\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Frog vocalizing &#8212; Lebanon, NH<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once again our kayaks have proven to be good platforms for observing nature. Jane and I have be out almost everyday this week, mostly on the Connecticut River between Wilder, VT and Hanover, NH but also on the North Hartland Lake. We haven&#8217;t seen many wildfowl: just a few mallards, an occasional merganser and a &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/?p=3043\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Birds plus from my kayak&#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":[],"class_list":["post-3043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3S4pT-N5","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3043","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=3043"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3043\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3048,"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3043\/revisions\/3048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}