NATURE MONCTON NATURE NEWS
June 4, 2023
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**It
is with a great deal of sadness that we must report the very sudden passing
of Roger Leblanc.
Roger
took a heart attack in his motel room here at the Festival of Nature early
Saturday morning, and the very fast response of paramedics was not able to
resuscitate him.
This is a huge loss to the naturalist
community in NB. Roger was so free to share his knowledge with others as he was
about to do on Saturday morning yet again.
We all think of Dyane and his family
as they have to cross this bridge.
What a loss to us all!
**Jim Johnson in McDougall Settlement
must have some secret potion for his Ruby-throated Hummingbird patrons, and even more amazing is their amazing harmony with their kin!
Take a look at the action at the
attached link:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/qqwzwyevyskogy9/Hummingbirds.mp4?dl=0
**On Tuesday, May 30th, Brian Stone made a brief stop
at the Sackville Waterfowl Park and photographed just a few avian inhabitants
and sends the images he made of a male Red-winged Blackbird, Eastern
Phoebes, Tree Swallows, and a male Blue-winged Teal Duck. The
weather was cool and sunny, but the camera didn't work too hard that day.
**Brian Stone found a heavy load of mosquitoes on
his walk in the White Rock Recreational Park at Hillsborough on Thursday. It
made taking pictures a bit more difficult and uncomfortable, but he sends those
that he managed to get. A distant Black-throated Blue Warbler was first
followed by American Robin Fledglings, a male Purple Finch, and
then a few smaller inhabitants. A Beaverpond Baskettail Dragonfly
perched close by, as well as a smaller Damselfly, a Crane Fly, a
pair of mating Water Striders, and a small Wolf Spider.
At a second spot on the same day at the Salisbury
Wetlands on Government Rd. Brian photographed Tree Swallows, Killdeer,
Canada Geese, a large group of Goslings, an Eastern
Kingbird, a male Red-winged Blackbird, and a male Wood Duck
standing beside a Canada Goose.