{"id":4877,"date":"2020-10-16T16:20:29","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T20:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/?p=4877"},"modified":"2020-10-16T16:20:29","modified_gmt":"2020-10-16T20:20:29","slug":"from-my-kayak-9-24-10-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/?p=4877","title":{"rendered":"From my kayak 9\/24-10\/12"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We have had a lovely fall. Plenty of sun, reasonable temperatures, not much wind. We saw some of the standbys: cormorants, loons, mergansers, eagles, ospreys and mallards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cormorant-2579.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cormorant-2579.jpg 480w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cormorant-2579-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cormorant-2579-120x150.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption>Cormorant  Squam Lake 10\/12\/2020<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/loon-2539.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/loon-2539.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/loon-2539-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/loon-2539-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Common loon getting winter plumage.  Squam Lake, 10\/12\/2020<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/common-merganser-open-mouth-2529.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/common-merganser-open-mouth-2529.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/common-merganser-open-mouth-2529-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/common-merganser-open-mouth-2529-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/common-merganser-open-mouth-2529-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Common merganser.  Ompompanoosuc River 10\/11\/2020<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/mallard-2353.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/mallard-2353.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/mallard-2353-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/mallard-2353-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Mallard drake.  Connecticut River. 10\/5\/2020<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/osprey-1531.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/osprey-1531.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/osprey-1531-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/osprey-1531-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption>Osprey. Connecticut River 9\/24\/20<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This time of year, we see some more unusual birds, many passing through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pied-bill-grebe-2306.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pied-bill-grebe-2306.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pied-bill-grebe-2306-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pied-bill-grebe-2306-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Pied bill grebe.  Connecticut River 10\/5\/2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/black-ducks-2338.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/black-ducks-2338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/black-ducks-2338-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/black-ducks-2338-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Black ducks. Connecticut River. 10\/5\/2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/white-throated-sparrow-2606.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/white-throated-sparrow-2606.jpg 480w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/white-throated-sparrow-2606-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/white-throated-sparrow-2606-120x150.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption>White throated sparrow.  Connecticut River, 10\/14\/2020<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/yellow-rumped-warbler-2178.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/yellow-rumped-warbler-2178.jpg 333w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/yellow-rumped-warbler-2178-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/yellow-rumped-warbler-2178-100x150.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><figcaption>Yellow rumped warbler.  Ompompanoosuc River, 10\/1\/2020<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Red-tail-hawk-2137.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Red-tail-hawk-2137.jpg 400w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Red-tail-hawk-2137-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Red-tail-hawk-2137-120x150.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption>Red tailed hawk with a snake wrapped around its leg.  Hartford, VT,  10\/1\/2020<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The foliage has been lovely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/leaf-2165.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/leaf-2165.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/leaf-2165-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/leaf-2165-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption>Leaf. Connecticut River, 10\/1\/2020\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Jane-on-Mink-Brook-1538.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Jane-on-Mink-Brook-1538.jpg 333w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Jane-on-Mink-Brook-1538-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Jane-on-Mink-Brook-1538-100x150.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><figcaption>Jane on Mink Brook. 9\/24\/2020<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/the-bridge-2252.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/the-bridge-2252.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/the-bridge-2252-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/the-bridge-2252-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Lower Baker Pond, 10\/3\/2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/railroad-tressel-2130.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/railroad-tressel-2130.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/railroad-tressel-2130-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/railroad-tressel-2130-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption>Railroad bridge. Ompompanoosuc River 9\/28\/2020<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/great-island-2547.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/great-island-2547.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/great-island-2547-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/great-island-2547-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Great Island. Squam Lake, 10\/12\/2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/river-bend-2504.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/river-bend-2504.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/river-bend-2504-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/river-bend-2504-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>River bend. Ompompanoosuc River 10\/11\/2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have had a lovely fall. Plenty of sun, reasonable temperatures, not much wind. We saw some of the standbys: cormorants, loons, mergansers, eagles, ospreys and mallards. This time of year, we see some more unusual birds, many passing through. 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