NATURE
MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, July 26, 2018 (Thursday)
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** Jamie Burris shares some nature
photos he took over the past few weeks. They include the SIX-SPOTTED TIGER
BEETLE, WHITE ADMIRAL BUTTERFLY [Amiral] and to add to our growing spider
collection a different looking spider called the COBWEB SPIDER as confirmed by
BugGuide. Some photos of Skipper butterflies took the expertise of Jim Edsall
to decide their identity. It appears like it is a LONG DASH SKIPPER [Hespérie
mystique] at the bottom of the photo trying to mate with a PECK’S SKIPPER [Hespérie
de Peck] at the top of the photo. Promiscuity in nature!
** Brian Coyle photographed a few birds
around his Lower Mountain Rd. home in the heat of Saturday morning to include a
nice shot of an EASTERN KINGBIRD [Tyran tritri] that he comments nested
somewhere near his home. Some young of the year WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS [Bruant
à gorge blanche] were also moving about. Brian also includes a photo of the
plant WATER PLANTAIN that grows in wet areas.
** Brian Stone visited the very popular
nature observation spot Miner’s Marsh in Kentville, N.S. on Tuesday to find a colorful
BANDED LONGHORN BEETLE, a SLENDER SPREADWING and BLUET DAMSELFLIES, a female RED-WINGED
BLACKBIRD [Carouge à épaulettes], a group of WOOD DUCKS [Canard branchu], an
uncooperative NORTHERN CARDINAL [Cardinal rouge], an EASTERN KINGBIRD [Tyran
tritri] and a female BELTED KINGFISHER [Martin-pêcheur d'Amérique] seemingly
not impressed with the impressive heat of the day.
Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton
BANDED LONGHORN BEETLE. JULY 24, 2018. BRIAN STONE
BANDED LONGHORN BEETLE. JULY 24, 2018. BRIAN STONE
BELTED KINGFISHER. JULY 24, 2018. BRIAN STONE
BELTED KINGFISHER. JULY 24, 2018. BRIAN STONE
BLUET DAMSELFLY. JULY 24, 2018. BRIAN STONE
COBWEB SPIDER (Family Theridiidae) JULY 2018 JAMIE BURRIS
COBWEB SPIDER (Family Theridiidae) JULY 2018 JAMIE BURRIS
EASTERN KINGBIRD. JULY 21, 2018. BRIAN COYLE
EASTERN KINGBIRD. JULY 24, 2018. BRIAN STONE
LONG DASH SKIPPER (BOTTOM) ATTEMPTING TO MATE WITH A PECK'S SKIPPER (TOP) JUNE 26 2018. JAMIE BURRIS
LONG DASH SKIPPER (BOTTOM) ATTEMPTING TO MATE WITH A PECK'S SKIPPER (TOP) JUNE 26 2018. JAMIE BURRIS
LONG DASH SKIPPER (BOTTOM) ATTEMPTING TO MATE WITH A PECK'S SKIPPER (TOP) JUNE 26 2018. JAMIE BURRIS
MINER'S MARSH.. JULY 24, 2018. BRIAN STONE
NORTHERN CARDINAL._ JULY 24, 2018. BRIAN STONE
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD (FEMALE). JULY 24, 2018. BRIAN STONE
SIX-SPOTTED TIGER BEETLE JUNE 26 2018 JAMIE BURRIS
SIX-SPOTTED TIGER BEETLE JUNE 26 2018 JAMIE BURRIS
SLENDER SPREADWING DAMSELFLY. JULY 24, 2018. BRIAN STONE
WATER PLANTAIN. JULY 21, 2018. BRIAN COYLE
WHITE ADMERIAL JULY 4 2018 JAMIE BURRIS
WHITE THROATED SPARROW (YOUNG-OF-THE-YEAR). JULY 21, 2018. BRIAN COYLE
WHITE THROATED SPARROW (YOUNG-OF-THE-YEAR). JULY 21, 2018. BRIAN COYLE
WOOD DUCKS. JULY 24, 2018. BRIAN STONE
