{"id":5256,"date":"2021-08-24T19:27:33","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T23:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/?p=5256"},"modified":"2021-08-24T19:27:33","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T23:27:33","slug":"from-my-kayak-8-10-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/?p=5256","title":{"rendered":"From my kayak 8\/10-24"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;ve been out several times in the last couple of weeks.  After my old camera went for an unfortunate swim, I&#8217;ve been getting used to my new Z50.  We have seen the usual suspects: eagles, great blue herons, green herons, loons, cormorants, sandpipers, turtles and dragonflies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/young-eagle-0121.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/young-eagle-0121.jpg 400w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/young-eagle-0121-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/young-eagle-0121-100x150.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption>Immature bald eagle. North Hartland Lake  8\/15\/21<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/immature-eagle-0215.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/immature-eagle-0215.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/immature-eagle-0215-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/immature-eagle-0215-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Immature eagle flying.  North Hartland Lake. 8\/15\/21\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/great-blue-heron-0547.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/great-blue-heron-0547.jpg 480w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/great-blue-heron-0547-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/great-blue-heron-0547-120x150.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption>Young great blue heron. Post Pond 8\/20\/21 <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"399\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/gbh-0838.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/gbh-0838.jpg 399w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/gbh-0838-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/gbh-0838-100x150.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><figcaption>Great blue heron. Connecticut River. 8\/24\/21<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/green-heron-crested-0880.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/green-heron-crested-0880.jpg 400w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/green-heron-crested-0880-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/green-heron-crested-0880-100x150.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption>Green heron. Connecticut River. 8\/24\/21<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/green-heron-with-fish-0972.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/green-heron-with-fish-0972.jpg 400w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/green-heron-with-fish-0972-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/green-heron-with-fish-0972-100x150.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption>Young green heron with fish. Connecticut River. 8\/24\/21<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/loon-0499.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/loon-0499.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/loon-0499-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/loon-0499-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Loon. Post Pond 8\/20\/21<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/loon-and-baby-loon-0508.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/loon-and-baby-loon-0508.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/loon-and-baby-loon-0508-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/loon-and-baby-loon-0508-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Loon baby waits for its parent (and a snack). Post Pond 8\/20\/21<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mergansers-in-a-line-0128.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mergansers-in-a-line-0128.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mergansers-in-a-line-0128-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mergansers-in-a-line-0128-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Common mergansers in a line. Squam Lake 8\/11\/21<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mallards-swimming-0949.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mallards-swimming-0949.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mallards-swimming-0949-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mallards-swimming-0949-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Mallards.  Mink Brook 8\/24\/21<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/cormorant-0093.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/cormorant-0093.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/cormorant-0093-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/cormorant-0093-150x120.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Cormorant.  Squam Lake 8\/11\/21<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sparrow-0446.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sparrow-0446.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sparrow-0446-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sparrow-0446-150x120.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Sparrow eating berries. Connecticut River 8\/16\/21<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/solitary-sandpiper-0655.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/solitary-sandpiper-0655.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/solitary-sandpiper-0655-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/solitary-sandpiper-0655-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Solitary sandpiper. Ompompanoosuc River 8\/21\/21<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/painted-turtle-0150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/painted-turtle-0150.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/painted-turtle-0150-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/painted-turtle-0150-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Painted turtle. Mink Brook  8\/16\/21<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/red-dragonfly-0071.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/red-dragonfly-0071.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/red-dragonfly-0071-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/red-dragonfly-0071-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/red-dragonfly-0071-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>A red dragonfly. Squam Lake 8\/11\/21<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Jane-on-Pompy-0665.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Jane-on-Pompy-0665.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Jane-on-Pompy-0665-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Jane-on-Pompy-0665-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>The pompy. Ompompanoosuc River 8\/21\/21<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve been out several times in the last couple of weeks. After my old camera went for an unfortunate swim, I&#8217;ve been getting used to my new Z50. We have seen the usual suspects: eagles, great blue herons, green herons, loons, cormorants, sandpipers, turtles and dragonflies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[30,8,65,63,36,70,66],"class_list":["post-5256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-connecticut-river","tag-ducks","tag-great-blue-heron","tag-green-heron","tag-loon","tag-north-hartland-lake","tag-ompompanoosuc-river"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3S4pT-1mM","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5256"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5256\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5259,"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5256\/revisions\/5259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}