{"id":6879,"date":"2025-10-17T14:01:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T18:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/?p=6879"},"modified":"2025-10-18T21:21:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T01:21:31","slug":"from-my-kayak-8-7-8-16-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/?p=6879","title":{"rendered":"From my kayak 8\/7 &#8211; 8\/16\/2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/green-heron-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"6791\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/green-heron-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/green-heron-1.jpg 480w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/green-heron-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/green-heron-1-120x150.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Green heron. Connecticut River 8\/7\/25<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/wood-duck-and-turtle-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" data-id=\"6793\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/wood-duck-and-turtle-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6793\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/wood-duck-and-turtle-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/wood-duck-and-turtle-1-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/wood-duck-and-turtle-1-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Wood duck and painted turtle.  Connecticut River 8\/7\/25<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/duck-web-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"6794\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/duck-web-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6794\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/duck-web-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/duck-web-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/duck-web-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/duck-web-1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mallard with web.  Connecticut River 8\/7\/25<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/eagle-immature-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"399\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"6799\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/eagle-immature-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/eagle-immature-1.jpg 399w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/eagle-immature-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/eagle-immature-1-100x150.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Immature bald eagle. North Hartland Lake 8\/9\/25<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/gbh-take-off-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-id=\"6800\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/gbh-take-off-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/gbh-take-off-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/gbh-take-off-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/gbh-take-off-1-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Great blue heron, North Hartland Lake 8\/9\/25<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/kingfisher2-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" data-id=\"6796\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/kingfisher2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/kingfisher2-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/kingfisher2-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/kingfisher2-1-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Belted kingfisher, North Hartland Lake 8\/9\/25<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/kingfisher-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"6801\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/kingfisher-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/kingfisher-1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/kingfisher-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/kingfisher-1-100x150.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kingfisher. North Hartland Lake 8\/9\/25<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/snapper-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" data-id=\"6802\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/snapper-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/snapper-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/snapper-1-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/snapper-1-150x120.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Snapping turtle. North Hartland Lake 8\/9\/25<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/green-heron-and-ducks-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-id=\"6803\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/green-heron-and-ducks-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/green-heron-and-ducks-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/green-heron-and-ducks-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/green-heron-and-ducks-1-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Green heron and mallards on a log. Mink Brook 8\/10\/25<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/broad-winged-hawk-soaring-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-id=\"6804\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/broad-winged-hawk-soaring-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/broad-winged-hawk-soaring-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/broad-winged-hawk-soaring-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/broad-winged-hawk-soaring-1-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Broad-winged hawk. Connecticut River 8\/13\/25<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/broad-winged-hawk-soarinig-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" data-id=\"6805\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/broad-winged-hawk-soarinig-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/broad-winged-hawk-soarinig-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/broad-winged-hawk-soarinig-1-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/broad-winged-hawk-soarinig-1-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Broad-winged hawk. Connecticut River 8\/13\/25<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/merganser-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" data-id=\"6806\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/merganser-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/merganser-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/merganser-1-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/merganser-1-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Merganser. Connecticut River 8\/13\/25<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/gbh-pickerel-weed-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" data-id=\"6807\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/gbh-pickerel-weed-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/gbh-pickerel-weed-2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/gbh-pickerel-weed-2-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/gbh-pickerel-weed-2-150x120.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Great blue heron. North Hartland Lake 8\/14\/25<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/green-heron-1-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" data-id=\"6809\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/green-heron-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/green-heron-1-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/green-heron-1-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/green-heron-1-1-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Green heron. Ompompanoosuc River 8\/13\/25<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/kingfisher-1-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-id=\"6810\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/kingfisher-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/kingfisher-1-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/kingfisher-1-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/kingfisher-1-1-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Belted kingfisher.  North Hartland Lake 8\/16\/25<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/painted-turtle-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-id=\"6812\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/painted-turtle-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/painted-turtle-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/painted-turtle-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/painted-turtle-1-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Painted turtle. North Hartland Lake 8\/16\/25<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/song-sparrow-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"399\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"6813\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/song-sparrow-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/song-sparrow-1.jpg 399w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/song-sparrow-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/song-sparrow-1-100x150.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Song sparrow. North Hartland Lake 8\/16\/25<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/eagle-immature-1-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"6814\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/eagle-immature-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/eagle-immature-1-1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/eagle-immature-1-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/eagle-immature-1-1-100x150.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Immature eagle. 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