**Many of us get to see the Black-necked swans in the
pond of Rick Eagles as we drive by it at Lower Coverdale. Ray Gauvin took a
picture to show what they look like up close up. This swan is actually native to
South America.
**Aldo Dorio got a photo of two species of shorebirds
that often stay with us into the late fall, the DUNLIN and the BLACK-BELLIED
PLOVER at Hay Island on Tuesday. Note the drooping tip of the bill in the
Dunlin and the black, white and silver tones of the basic plumage of
the Black-bellied Plover and the large bill.
Aldo also got a photo of a doe WHITE-TAILED DEER that
stepped into his yard. Note the deer are taking on their heavier darker coats in
preparation for winter from the warm brown of summer. It will take
more than one mild winter to bring our deer herd back but with recent reports to
this line, they did well last winter reproducing a nice supply of new recruits.
**A big thank you to Jeff Clements for coming to Nature
Moncton on Tuesday night to share all the information he has collected on how
our oceans take up a lot of the excess carbon dioxide the world is producing
right now to make changes in the ocean PH to make it slightly, but
significantly, more acid. Jeff described who is or will be affected and how
they will cope or not cope with it. A very revealing look at our oceans and the
community members there and how we can expect them to react. For those of us
who live near the coast this information was very revealing to be aware
of.
**Nature Moncton has a field trip planned to the
Mapleton Acadian Forest Trail in Elgin planned for this coming Saturday. At the
moment the weather forecast is calling for rain. A call will be made on Friday,
depending on the weather forecast, if this field trip will be a go, if things
change, or re-scheduled. The fall colours will be awesome there this weekend,
so hopefully it will be ago or rescheduled soon.
Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER.OCT 18, 2016.ALDO DORIO
BLACK-NECKED SWAN.OCT 14, 2016.RAY GAUVIN
DUNLIN.OCT 18, 2016..ALDO DORIO
DUNLIN.OCT 18, 2016..ALDO DORIO
WHITE-TAILED DEER (DOE).OCT 18, 2016.ALDO DORIO
