NATURE MONCTON NATURE NEWS
June 25,
2023
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** Brian Stone is visiting family in Dartmouth, N.S.,
for a few days and is collecting many photos that he is slowly developing due
to family responsibilities. He did take a bit of time out to send photos of a Smallmouth
Bass he saw swimming at Shubenacadie Park in Dartmouth, at least 8
inches or more in length, and also a Harlequin Darner Dragonfly seen
at the same spot.
Alyre Chiasson points out, “The jaw does
not extend beyond the eye in Smallmouth Bass; it does in Largemouth Bass. In
Smallmouth Bass, the two dorsal fins are contiguous; in Largemouth Bass there is
a break between the two.
**Brian Stone stopped by Hartlen Point
in Eastern Passage near Dartmouth, N.S., to try and relocate one of his favourite
small butterflies that he sees there regularly at this time of year. He was
unsuccessful on Friday, but on Saturday, he saw 3 of them and managed some
photos of one of them, the Northern Blue Butterfly. It was hard to pin
down (figuratively speaking) in the strong breeze coming off the harbour all
day.
**Every naturalist should be very aware of the
appearance of the Poison Ivy plant in all its stages. Some people are
very sensitive to the sap of this plant, and it can cause significant skin lesions
if they come in contact with it.
Nelson Poirier attaches photos taken on Saturday at
a site within the City of Moncton.
Take note of the 3 shiny green leafed arrangement
of entire (smooth margin) leaves. Occasionally some leaves on the plant may
vary in shape. However, a point to look for is that in many leaves, one half of
the leaf is slightly smaller than the other but noticeable.
At the moment, it is in the clustering flowering
stage and will form small white berries that will linger into winter.
Nelson Poirier
Nature
Moncton
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