** Some species of female spiders are large at tis time of
year and seen more readily. Several of these species will be depositing eggs in
a web sac/cocoons that will over winter and hatch in spring while the female
will succumb once colder weather hits. Jennifer Pierce sends a photo of one of
these spiders that appears to be the one commonly known as the CROSS
SPIDER.
**Susan Richards reminds that the Irishtown Nature Park is a very special place to visit at the moment. She was there on Monday and shares a photo along one of the trails with one of the newly constructed bridges as well, as a contented AMERICAN BLACK DUCK [Canard noir] in the reflection of the fall leaf colours.
** Nature Conservancy Canada will be hosting a bird survey of their lands at Baie Verte from 1 to 4 o’clock this Saturday afternoon, October 17th. This is a very interesting area for birding in the fall and is an annual event. Several Nature Moncton members attended last year and enjoyed the day very much very much. There is a URL describing the event attached which the Nature Moncton Field Trip Committee is deeming as a Field Trip for Nature Moncton to join that group and members can sign up on the attached form if you know you are able to attend. Susan Atkinson is attending and will meet anyone interested in car-pooling at the Moncton Coliseum Parking Lot, in the back corner, at 11.30 am on Saturday. There is no problem if you decide to go at the last minute and not signed up, just meet Susan at the Coliseum Parking Lot and car pool with her or follow her.
**Susan Richards reminds that the Irishtown Nature Park is a very special place to visit at the moment. She was there on Monday and shares a photo along one of the trails with one of the newly constructed bridges as well, as a contented AMERICAN BLACK DUCK [Canard noir] in the reflection of the fall leaf colours.
** Nature Conservancy Canada will be hosting a bird survey of their lands at Baie Verte from 1 to 4 o’clock this Saturday afternoon, October 17th. This is a very interesting area for birding in the fall and is an annual event. Several Nature Moncton members attended last year and enjoyed the day very much very much. There is a URL describing the event attached which the Nature Moncton Field Trip Committee is deeming as a Field Trip for Nature Moncton to join that group and members can sign up on the attached form if you know you are able to attend. Susan Atkinson is attending and will meet anyone interested in car-pooling at the Moncton Coliseum Parking Lot, in the back corner, at 11.30 am on Saturday. There is no problem if you decide to go at the last minute and not signed up, just meet Susan at the Coliseum Parking Lot and car pool with her or follow her.
BLACK DUCK IN REFLECTION OF FALL COLOURS.OCT 13, 2015.SUSAN RICHARDS
CROSS SPIDER..OCT, 2015..JENNIFER PIERCE
CROSS SPIDER..OCT, 2015..JENNIFER PIERCE
IRISHTOWN NATURE PARK.OCT 13, 2015.SUSAN RICHARDS
RED-BELLIED SNAKES .OCT 13, 2015.NELSON POIRIER
RED-BELLIED SNAKES .OCT 13, 2015.NELSON POIRIER
Check it out at http://www.natureconservancy.ca/en/what-you-can-do/conservation-volunteers/events/baie-verte-waterfowl-survey.html
** There seems to be a bit of a snake chatter this last few days and to add to that I place a black plastic boot mat to attract our native snakes. They were not using them on the cool days of Friday and Saturday but with warmer temperatures on Sunday RED-BELLIED SNAKES returned. One photo shows a lifted mat with 7 RED-BELLIED SNAKES, there were actually 9 before two decided they were not impressed being photographed. A close-up photo shows the two colour morphs of this species of snake with the yellow spots on the neck, not the ring of yellow as in the RING-NECKED SNAKE. Their under bellies are a bright red scarlet colour. This species never gets very large.
nelson@nb.sympatico.ca
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
** There seems to be a bit of a snake chatter this last few days and to add to that I place a black plastic boot mat to attract our native snakes. They were not using them on the cool days of Friday and Saturday but with warmer temperatures on Sunday RED-BELLIED SNAKES returned. One photo shows a lifted mat with 7 RED-BELLIED SNAKES, there were actually 9 before two decided they were not impressed being photographed. A close-up photo shows the two colour morphs of this species of snake with the yellow spots on the neck, not the ring of yellow as in the RING-NECKED SNAKE. Their under bellies are a bright red scarlet colour. This species never gets very large.
nelson@nb.sympatico.ca
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
