NATURE MONCTON NATURE NEWS
November 12, 2024
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**Brian Coyle has a few Dropbox video links to share.
These are from a remote camera that he deployed a week ago which requires a
kayak to access.
One is of a mature Bald Eagle plucking the
feathers of a gull on the ground. There is also one Coyote video and a
Bobcat video, which is an excellent daytime video.
(Editor’s note: remote trail cameras are a wonderful
way to record wildlife on their mission when they feel no one’s watching!)
**Distance and conditions were very poor for a photo
but John and Shannon Inman watched a swallow above the nearby river bank
for a minute behind their house, which seemed late. They will watch again today
for a better photo op.
(Editor’s note: the species of a suspected swallow observed
this time of year could be very interesting!)
**Anna Tucker photographed the waxing gibbous
(humpbacked) Moon on Sunday night. It will be a full moon on November
15.
Anna also visited the Sackville Waterfowl
Park to photograph a male Northern Pintail duck and a pair of Mallard
ducks.
**It’s a great time of the year for gull
observations and taking note of the winter plumages of maturing birds. When
photographing, it is always best to get multiple images which give better chance of
noting ID features.
Brian Stone photographed a Herring
gull which appears to be going into its 3rd winter plumage and will be proceeding
to adult plumage next spring. The black primary projection seems to be very
faintly showing white spots (mirrors/apical spots) which is expected in 3rd
winter plumage.
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
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