{"id":3947,"date":"2018-07-11T09:30:29","date_gmt":"2018-07-11T13:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/?p=3947"},"modified":"2018-07-11T09:30:29","modified_gmt":"2018-07-11T13:30:29","slug":"grafton-pond-7-10-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/?p=3947","title":{"rendered":"Grafton Pond 7\/10\/18"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jane and I went to Grafton Pond on Tuesday. The loon chicks have hatched and are being tended by their parents. We saw two families of loons, one with a very young chick,<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3940\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3940\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/feeding-chick-7519.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/feeding-chick-7519.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/feeding-chick-7519-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/feeding-chick-7519-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/feeding-chick-7519-768x614.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3940\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Loon parent feeding chick.<br \/>Grafton Pond, NH 7\/10\/18<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3942\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3942\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Loon-and-chick-on-back-7501.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Loon-and-chick-on-back-7501.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Loon-and-chick-on-back-7501-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Loon-and-chick-on-back-7501-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Loon-and-chick-on-back-7501-768x614.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3942\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A young chick riding on the parent&#8217;s back. Grafton Pond, NH 7\/10\/18<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3944\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3944\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/stretch-with-chick-7536.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/stretch-with-chick-7536.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/stretch-with-chick-7536-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/stretch-with-chick-7536-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/stretch-with-chick-7536-768x614.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3944\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A parent loon stretching after preening while the baby looks on.<br \/>Grafton Pond, NH 7\/10\/18<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>and another with a larger and older chick.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3943\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3943\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/loon-showing-leg-swimming-chick-7581.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/loon-showing-leg-swimming-chick-7581.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/loon-showing-leg-swimming-chick-7581-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/loon-showing-leg-swimming-chick-7581-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/loon-showing-leg-swimming-chick-7581-768x614.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3943\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Loon showing its leg bands, older chick nearby.<br \/>Grafton Pond, NH 7\/10\/18<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>We also found a great blue heron hiding in the bushes.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3941\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3941\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/gbh-hiding-7607.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"800\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/gbh-hiding-7607.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/gbh-hiding-7607-144x150.jpg 144w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/gbh-hiding-7607-288x300.jpg 288w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3941\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Great blue heron hiding.<br \/>Grafton Pond, NH 7\/10\/18<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jane and I went to Grafton Pond on Tuesday. The loon chicks have hatched and are being tended by their parents. We saw two families of loons, one with a very young chick, and another with a larger and older chick. 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