Sunday, 10 November 2024

November 10 2024

 

 

NATURE MONCTON NATURE NEWS

November 10, 2024

 

Nature Moncton members as well as any naturalist in New Brunswick or beyond are invited to share their photos and descriptions of recent nature sightings to build a fresh (almost) daily edition of Nature News

 

 

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**Some Bohemian Waxwings are joining us in New Brunswick.

Aldo Dorio photographed a small group at Hay Island on Saturday nicely showing their trademark cinnamon undertail covert. We have a bountiful berry/crabapple crop in New Brunswick this season so we can expect them to stay with us, with quite possibly more to arrive.

Aldo also photographed two Canada Geese each with a deviated wing. This could be from a hunting accident but is much more likely to be the condition known as Angel Wing. This syndrome, where the last joint of the wing is twisted causing feathers to point away from the body, is uncommon but regular in Canada Geese. The condition is a permanent deformity that would make these geese incapable of migrating.

 

 

**Brian Stone's photo of the different coloration of pheasants in yesterday’s edition reminded John Inman of a green male Ring-necked Pheasant that was visiting his Harvey yard approximately 10 years ago and he shares a photo he took at that time.

 

**The Ring-necked Pheasant photo that was missing from the photo series on the Nature Moncton Christmas selection that appeared in yesterday’s Nature News edition was added later in the day. If you wish to see it, scroll back to yesterday’s edition.

 

Nelsonpoirier435@gmail.com

 Nelson Poirier

Nature Moncton

 

 



BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS. NOV 9, 2024.  ALDO DORIO




CANADA GOOSE WITH ANGEL WING (SUSPECTED). NOV 9, 2024.  ALDO DORIO


CANADA GOOSE WITH ANGEL WING (SUSPECTED). NOV 9, 2024.  ALDO DORIO


CANADA GEESE WITH ANGEL WING (SUSPECTED). NOV 9, 2024.  ALDO DORIO


RING-NECKED PHEASANT. 2014. JOHN INMAN