NATURE MONCTON NATURE NEWS
June 5, 2023
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**Brian Stone drove out to the ‘giant
lobster’ in Shediac on Sunday morning to see if any of the storm-petrels that
Gilles Belliveau had reported the day before were still present. With luck, there were still a few of them ‘walking’ and hopping along the surface of the
water close to the bridge on Main St. near the lobster statue.
Both Leach's Storm-petrels and Wilson's
Storm-petrels were feeding at the bridge, and Brian, along with several
other dedicated birders, spent way too much time freezing in the very cold and
very strong wind to view and photograph the uncommonly close to land birds.
(Editor’s note: what a special scenario to be
able to photograph these two petrel species so closely carrying out their daily
mission. Brian’s photos beautifully show the identification features and their
method for foraging.)
**The raft of Black Scoter that have been
lingering around Hay Island for a few days have departed with the exception of
one female Black Scoter, which Aldo Dorio photographed on Sunday.
**The Festival of Nature happened this past
weekend and, despite the weather, was an astounding success.
The Nature New Brunswick staff had lined up
some excellent field trips, which went ahead on schedule with new things to
discover and lots of comradeship.
A very special note of thanks to the Nature
New Brunswick staff for making this happen!