{"id":5443,"date":"2016-07-19T09:15:35","date_gmt":"2016-07-19T13:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/?p=5443"},"modified":"2016-07-19T09:15:35","modified_gmt":"2016-07-19T13:15:35","slug":"adirondack-chronicles-2016-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/2016\/07\/adirondack-chronicles-2016-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Adirondack Chronicles 2016.6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/2016\/07\/adirondack-chronicles-2016-6\/loon-preen-copy-large\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5444\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5444\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/loon-preen-Copy-Large-500x400.jpg\" alt=\"loon preen - Copy (Large)\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/loon-preen-Copy-Large-500x400.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/loon-preen-Copy-Large-163x130.jpg 163w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/loon-preen-Copy-Large-250x200.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/loon-preen-Copy-Large-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/loon-preen-Copy-Large.jpg 1350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brrrrrr!\u00a0 Sorry about this, folks in sweltering DC, but as I write it&#8217;s actually cold up here&#8230;. so nice!\u00a0 And the loons love this weather as well&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/2016\/07\/adirondack-chronicles-2016-6\/loon-feeding-large-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5445\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5445\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/loon-feeding-Large-710x330.jpg\" alt=\"loon feeding (Large)\" width=\"540\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/loon-feeding-Large-710x330.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/loon-feeding-Large-223x104.jpg 223w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/loon-feeding-Large-345x160.jpg 345w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/loon-feeding-Large-768x357.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/loon-feeding-Large.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a>Loons are very attentive to their chicks.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s one parent feeding a chick while the other watches approvingly.\u00a0 The parents keep a close watch on the youngsters:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/2016\/07\/adirondack-chronicles-2016-6\/loon-parent-and-child-copy-large\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5446\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5446\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/loon-parent-and-child-Copy-Large-710x220.jpg\" alt=\"loon parent and child - Copy (Large)\" width=\"540\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/loon-parent-and-child-Copy-Large-710x220.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/loon-parent-and-child-Copy-Large-223x69.jpg 223w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/loon-parent-and-child-Copy-Large-345x107.jpg 345w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/loon-parent-and-child-Copy-Large-768x238.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/loon-parent-and-child-Copy-Large.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a>Big birds are out in force these days.\u00a0 This great blue heron was waiting patiently for some fish to come along while she perched on some deadwood in a pond:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/2016\/07\/adirondack-chronicles-2016-6\/gbh-long-lake-1-large\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5447\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5447\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/gbh-long-lake-1-Large-580x400.jpg\" alt=\"gbh long lake 1 (Large)\" width=\"540\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/gbh-long-lake-1-Large-580x400.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/gbh-long-lake-1-Large-189x130.jpg 189w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/gbh-long-lake-1-Large-290x200.jpg 290w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/gbh-long-lake-1-Large-768x530.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/gbh-long-lake-1-Large.jpg 1566w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/2016\/07\/adirondack-chronicles-2016-6\/gbh-ll-2-large\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5448\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5448\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/gbh-ll-2-Large-517x400.jpg\" alt=\"gbh ll 2 (Large)\" width=\"517\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/gbh-ll-2-Large-517x400.jpg 517w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/gbh-ll-2-Large-168x130.jpg 168w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/gbh-ll-2-Large-259x200.jpg 259w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/gbh-ll-2-Large-768x594.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/gbh-ll-2-Large.jpg 1396w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 517px) 100vw, 517px\" \/><\/a>This osprey did not like being photographed:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/2016\/07\/adirondack-chronicles-2016-6\/osprey-2-large\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5449\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5449\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/osprey-2-Large-569x400.jpg\" alt=\"osprey 2 (Large)\" width=\"540\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/osprey-2-Large-569x400.jpg 569w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/osprey-2-Large-185x130.jpg 185w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/osprey-2-Large-284x200.jpg 284w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/osprey-2-Large-768x540.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/osprey-2-Large.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a>But this osprey was paying close attention to the nutrition of her soon-to-be-fledglings:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/2016\/07\/adirondack-chronicles-2016-6\/osprey-feeding-1-large\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5450\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5450\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/osprey-feeding-1-Large-623x400.jpg\" alt=\"osprey feeding 1 (Large)\" width=\"540\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/osprey-feeding-1-Large-623x400.jpg 623w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/osprey-feeding-1-Large-202x130.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/osprey-feeding-1-Large-311x200.jpg 311w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/osprey-feeding-1-Large-768x493.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/osprey-feeding-1-Large.jpg 1682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a>This eagle perched high up in a pine tree, the better to spot fish in the pond below:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/2016\/07\/adirondack-chronicles-2016-6\/tupper-eagle-large\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5451\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5451\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/tupper-eagle-Large-604x400.jpg\" alt=\"tupper eagle (Large)\" width=\"540\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/tupper-eagle-Large-604x400.jpg 604w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/tupper-eagle-Large-196x130.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/tupper-eagle-Large-302x200.jpg 302w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/tupper-eagle-Large-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/tupper-eagle-Large.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a>Meanwhile this owl flew across the lake in front of my kayak and then perched on a branch just inside the forest:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/2016\/07\/adirondack-chronicles-2016-6\/owl-racquette-large\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5452\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5452\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/owl-racquette-Large-316x400.jpg\" alt=\"owl racquette (Large)\" width=\"316\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/owl-racquette-Large-316x400.jpg 316w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/owl-racquette-Large-103x130.jpg 103w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/owl-racquette-Large-158x200.jpg 158w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/owl-racquette-Large-768x971.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/owl-racquette-Large.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 316px) 100vw, 316px\" \/><\/a>Turtles just laze around on the branches by the side of the river:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/2016\/07\/adirondack-chronicles-2016-6\/turtle-raquette-large\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5453\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5453\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/turtle-raquette-Large-604x400.jpg\" alt=\"turtle raquette (Large)\" width=\"540\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/turtle-raquette-Large-604x400.jpg 604w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/turtle-raquette-Large-196x130.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/turtle-raquette-Large-302x200.jpg 302w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/turtle-raquette-Large-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/turtle-raquette-Large.jpg 1630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a>And the chipmunks just never stop foraging for acorns:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/2016\/07\/adirondack-chronicles-2016-6\/chipper-large\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5454\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5454\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/chipper-Large-369x400.jpg\" alt=\"chipper (Large)\" width=\"369\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/chipper-Large-369x400.jpg 369w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/chipper-Large-120x130.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/chipper-Large-185x200.jpg 185w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/chipper-Large-768x832.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2016\/07\/chipper-Large.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 369px) 100vw, 369px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Loons take great care of their chicks, and the big birds and small wild things 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