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Sunday, 9 July 2023

July 9 2023

NATURE MONCTON NATURE NEWS

July 9, 2023

 

 

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**Jeff Melvin and his scout troop were canoeing the Restigouche River to take note of and photograph the huge leaves of the plant Cow Parsnip as a learning experience for the group.

Cow Parsnip poses no danger to humans but is important to differentiate it from the much less common Giant Hogweed, which can cause serious skin lesions in humans.

 

 

 **Some female species of orb-weaver spiders are starting to increase in size, continuing to do so into fall.

Christine Lever notes one of the Araneus genera hiding in her close-line pulley.

Christine also noted an ant carrying off prey/egg sac that would appear much larger than itself.

 

 

 **Brian Stone sends his last (and late) photos from Wednesday's Nature Moncton Walk at Beaumont.

Earlier on that day, Brian visited the Riverview Marsh Trail to look for the ibis that had been there previously but only came away with photos of a female Red-winged Blackbird, a Yellow Warbler hopping around on the ground and holding its wings up, and a Swamp Sparrow running along the trail.

 

Later that evening at Beaumont, Brian sends his left-over photos from the walk, including plants such as Cow-Wheat, Speedwell, Twinflower, Yellow Rattle, and some fungus such as Chanterelle Mushrooms, Orange Jelly Fungus, and Yellow Slime Mold.

 

 

**Nelson Poirier came across the introduced plant Viper’s Bugloss in prime bloom on Saturday.

This uniquely styled plant is not particularly common but not rare. It grows 30-80 cm in height, with the flowers starting off pink and going vivid blue.

In ancient times, this plant was used to treat snake and viper bites, to give it the rather unusual name.

 

 

 

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YELLOW WARBLER (MALE). JULY 05, 2023. BRIAN STONE

YELLOW WARBLER (MALE). JULY 05, 2023. BRIAN STONE

SWAMP SPARROW. JULY 05, 2023. BRIAN STONE

RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD (FEMALE). JULY 05, 2023. BRIAN STONE

VIPER'S BUGLOSS. JULY 8, 2023. NELSON POIRIER 

VIPER'S BUGLOSS. JULY 8, 2023. NELSON POIRIER 

COW WHEAT. JULY 05, 2023..  BRIAN STONE

COW WHEAT. JULY 05, 2023.  BRIAN STONE



TWINFLOWER. JULY 05, 2023. BRIAN STONE

TWINFLOWER. JULY 05, 2023. BRIAN STONE

YELLOW RATTLE. JULY 05, 2023. BRIAN STONE

COW PARSNIP. JULY 5, 2023. JEFF MELVIN

COW PARSNIP. JULY 5, 2023. JEFF MELVIN

COW PARSNIP. JULY 5, 2023. JEFF MELVIN

SPEEDWELL. JULY 05, 2023. BRIAN STONE

CHANTERELLE MUSHROOMS. JULY 05, 2023. BRIAN STONE

SLIME MOLD (ON GRASS). JULY 05, 2023.. BRIAN STONE

ORANGE JELLY FUNGUS. JULY 05, 2023.. BRIAN STONE



ORB-WEAVER SPIDER SP. JULY 1, 2023. CHRISTINE LEVER

ANT AND CARGO. JULY 1, 2023. CHRISTINE LEVER

TOOL MARKS ON ROCKS FROM QUARRY. JULY 05, 2023. BRIAN STONE

TOOL MARKS ON ROCKS FROM QUARRY. JULY 05, 2023., ,BRIAN STONE

TOOL MARKS ON ROCKS FROM QUARRY. JULY 05, 2023., ,BRIAN STONE

BEAUMONT ROCK QUARRY. JULY 05, 2023. BRIAN STONE

BEAUMONT SCENERY. JULY 05, 2023. BRIAN STONE

BEAUMONT SCENERY. JULY 05, 2023. BRIAN STONE

OLD WHARF. JULY 05, 2023... BRIAN STONE

 

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