{"id":3154,"date":"2016-07-12T18:43:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-12T22:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/?p=3154"},"modified":"2016-07-12T18:43:00","modified_gmt":"2016-07-12T22:43:00","slug":"grafton-pond-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/?p=3154","title":{"rendered":"Grafton Pond"},"content":{"rendered":"

We went to Grafton Pond this morning to watch the loons. They are quite accustomed to people and if you don’t crowd them, they will sometimes emerge from a dive only a few feet from the kayaks.

\"Adult
Adult loon<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

We saw two families. One set of parents fed their chicks then stood guard while they tried foraging on their own. They often will stretch after diving.

\"Loon
Loon with chick checking out what is below.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n
\"Adult
Adult stretching after diving<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Loon
Loon chicks stretching with parent<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On the other side of the lake we came across a parent with one chick. It seemed like the chick was sleepy. It would tuck its head down, the wind would carry away for a couple of minutes, it would wake up and swim back to the adult.

\"Sleepy
Sleepy baby with parent<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

Grafton Pond is a beautiful place that does not allow motors.
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\"Mt
Mt Cardigan
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\"Jane
Jane with reflections<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We didn’t see any geese. The yard that used to have a flock, now has geese deterrents near the waterfront.
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\"Goose
Goose deterrent<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We went to Grafton Pond this morning to watch the loons. They are quite accustomed to people and if you don’t crowd them, they will sometimes emerge from a dive only a few feet from the kayaks. We saw two families. One set of parents fed their chicks then stood guard while they tried foraging … <\/p>\n

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