NATURE
MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, July 28, 2018 ( Saturday)
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** Dale
Savoie on Ryan Street in Moncton got a documentary photo of a Common Crow
[Corneille d'Amérique]with white wing linings
by her home, travelling with other crows. This condition is described in
the first edition of Sibley, page 360 with
comment ‘rare but regular’. Some what of a coincidence, Phil Riebel and I saw a very similar crow west of
Baie du Vin last Sunday and as reported on a recent edition of the Blog spot
with photos of that bird as well.
** Ron
Steeves shares photos of a very common roadside and field plant in an advanced
bloom at the moment – Wild Parsnip. It grows abundantly in New Brunswick. It
has the sharp smell of parsnip when cutting in to the leaves and stems but the
sap of it is toxic and can cause skin irritations and sensetivities. Apparently
the root is not toxic. It is an invasive plant from Eurasia and thought to have
been brought over by settlers for its edible root.
Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton
COMMON CROW. JULY 26, 2018. DALE SAVOIE
WILD PARSNIP (LOWER FOLIAGE).JULY 26, 2018. RON STEEVES
WILD PARSNIP.JULY 26, 2018. RON STEEVES
WILD PARSNIP.JULY 26, 2018. RON STEEVES
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