**Gordon
Rattray did a round of the Sackville Waterfowl Park on Thursday to get a photo
of the AMERICAN COOT [Foulque d'Amérique] that has spent the season there, an
adult GREAT BLUE HERON [Grand Héron] showing remnants of its plumes, and a great
photo of a PECTORAL SANDPIPER [Bécasseau à poitrine cendrée] to nicely show the
prominent breast streaking that contrasts so sharply with the white belly and
also its yellow legs.
**In
follow-up to recent comments about RUDDY TURNSTONES [Tournepierre à collier]
taking morsels of bait offered by fishermen, Ralph Eldridge comments on a
scenario he has seen at
Machias Seal Island with
Ruddy Turnstones. They had some Ruddy Turnstones spend all or much of a couple
of summers there, and they were able to take the eggs of COMMON TERNS [Sterne
pierregarin]. Several species of birds will consume eggs of other birds, with
BLUE JAYS [Geai bleu] high on the list. Looks like Ruddy Turnstones can be
similarly opportunistic; assuming their chisel-like bill makes them quite able
to do so.
**Pianist
Mark
Lloyd
made a music video recently using some recent photos Anna Tucker took at the
Sackville Waterfowl Park. That music video can be seen at https://youtu.be/h5dl4OiorYE
Anna has visited the Sackville Waterfowl Park and Amherst
Point area
recently and shares some photos of the action there and the fall colour show in
progress. A photo of AMERICAN GOLDFINCH [Chardonneret jaune] shows them very
much enjoying the bountiful crop of fall wild plants going to seed at the
moment.
Nelson
Poirier
Nature
Moncton
CLOUDED SULPHUR BUTTERFLY.OCT 6, 2016.ANNA TUCKER
FALL COLOURS.OCT 6, 2016.ANNA TUCKER.
FALL COLOURS.OCT 6, 2016.ANNA TUCKER.
GREAT BLUE HERON.OCTOBER 6, 2016.GORDON RATTRAY
AMERICAN COOT.OCTOBER 6, 2016.GORDON RATTRAY
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH.OCT 5, 2016.ANNA TUCKER
PECTORAL SANDPIPER.OCTOBER 6, 2016.GORDON RATTRAY
AMERICAN WIGEON.OCT 6, 2016.ANNA TUCKER
