{"id":4639,"date":"2020-06-23T16:34:24","date_gmt":"2020-06-23T20:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/?p=4639"},"modified":"2020-06-23T16:34:24","modified_gmt":"2020-06-23T20:34:24","slug":"grafton-pond-6-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/?p=4639","title":{"rendered":"Grafton Pond 6\/18"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Jane and I went to Grafton Pond last week to see the loons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As we approached the pond, we found a family on Canadian geese on the dam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/geese-on-dam-6380-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4632\"\/><figcaption>Canadian geese on the dam. Grafton Pond, NH, 6\/18\/2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We saw a few loons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/loon-6453-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4633\"\/><figcaption>Loon.\nGrafton Pond, NH, 6\/18\/2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/loon-stretch-6441-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4637\"\/><figcaption>Loon stretching.\nGrafton Pond, NH, 6\/18\/2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While investigating some frog song, I came across a couple of large brown eggs in a mud nest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/loon-eggs-6407-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4634\"\/><figcaption>Loon eggs. \nGrafton Pond, NH, 6\/18\/2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Realizing what they were, I backed away and along came a loon who lumbered up onto the nest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/loon-walking-6415-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4638\"\/><figcaption>Loon climbing onto the nest.\nGrafton Pond, NH, 6\/18\/2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/loon-on-nest-6433-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4636\"\/><figcaption>Loon on nest.\nGrafton Pond, NH, 6\/18\/2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jane and I went to Grafton Pond last week to see the loons. As we approached the pond, we found a family on Canadian geese on the dam. We saw a few loons. While investigating some frog song, I came across a couple of large brown eggs in a mud nest. 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