{"id":5104,"date":"2021-06-23T15:49:14","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T19:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/?p=5104"},"modified":"2021-06-23T15:49:14","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T19:49:14","slug":"from-my-kayak-6-13-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/?p=5104","title":{"rendered":"From my kayak 6\/13-20"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We have been out a few times in the past several days. We had a beautiful day for a trip to Kettle Pond in Groton, VT with Jane’s family. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pond has some some huge rocks (erratics) scattered around, one looking like an elephant lying down. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Susy in front of an elephant. Kettle Pond 6\/13\/21<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

There is a family of loons nesting on a platform, a very different design than the ones on Squam, much more natural looking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Loon on nesting platform. Kettle Pond 6\/13\/21<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Loon. Kettle Pond 6\/13\/21<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The laurel was just beginning to bloom, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Laurel. Kettle Pond 6\/13\/21<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

and the pitcher plants were in full bloom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pitcher plants. Kettle Pond 6\/13\/21<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

We even found a luna moth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Luna moth. Kettle Pond 6\/13\/21<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

We also went to our usual places: North Harland Lake, the Connecticut River and the Ompompanoosuc River where we saw some of the usual wildlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Female red-winged blackbird. Ompompanoosuc River 6\/16\/21<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Male red-winged blackbird. Ompompanoosuc River 6\/16\/21<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Kingbird on nest. Ompompanoosuc River 6\/16\/21\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Kingbird. Ompompanoosuc River 6\/16\/21<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Canada goose family. Ompompanoosuc River 6\/16\/21\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Older mallard duckling reflected. Connecticut River 6\/20\/21<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Common merganser and mallard share a rock. Connecticut River 6\/20\/21<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Beaver with a turtle on a log next to it.\nNorth Hartland Lake 6\/19\/20<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Painted turtle. North Hartland Lake 6\/20\/21<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Blue flag. Ompompanoosuc River 6\/16\/21\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We have been out a few times in the past several days. We had a beautiful day for a trip to Kettle Pond in Groton, VT with Jane’s family. The pond has some some huge rocks (erratics) scattered around, one looking like an elephant lying down. There is a family of loons nesting on a … <\/p>\n

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