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Edited by: Nelson Poirier nelson@nb.sympatico.ca
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** Gordon Rattray got several interesting photos around the Gray Brook
Marsh in Hillsborough on Sunday, including a nice flight photo of a BELTED
KINGFISHER [Martin-pêcheur d’Amérique], a number of skipper butterflies: a
EUROPEAN SKIPPER [Hespérie des graminées], which is a very common one, with a
PECK’S SKIPPER [Hespérie de Peck] beside it, as well as a top view and side view
of a LONG DASH [Hespérie mystique] skipper. Dragonflies also noted were a COMMON
WHITETAIL [La lydienne], FOUR-SPOTTED SKIMMER [La quadrimaculée], and a
suspected BEAVERPOND CLUBTAIL as well as one of the
MEADOWHAWK [un sympétrum] dragonflies which is hard to identify from a photo
without in-hand examination
(White-faced, Cherry-faced or Ruby). A caterpillar photographed
was a GYPSY MOTH [Spongieuse] larva, which can be a problem if it occurs in
large numbers, as it forages on a wide range of deciduous trees. Appreciation to
Jim Edsall and Gilles Belliveau for their help in confirming identification on
some of the challenging skippers and dragonflies.
** Eileen Pike leaves some interesting comments on the NORTHERN CATALPA
(Catalpa speciosa) tree mentioned in yesterday’s edition. Eileen has been living
in Ottawa. There is a catalpa tree on their property that grew to 40 feet wide
and 40 feet high in 14 years. She says that the seeds in the pods grow near the
parent tree to the point where she feels it is invasive and wonders whether this
species should be planted in our yards. I have not noticed this with the trees I
am aware of in New Brunswick, but the situation in eastern Ontario should be a
consideration.
** It’s not often that we get photos of two different BELTED KINGFISHERS
[Martin-pêcheur d'Amérique] in the same day. Aldo Dorio got one of a kingfisher
perched on Hay Island, as well as of a SONG SPARROW [Bruant chanteur] with a
beakful of groceries for a hungry family.
Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton
BELTED KINGFISHER. JULY 8, 2017. GORDON RATTRAY
BELTED KINGFISHER.JULY 9, 2017.ALDO DORIO
BELTED WHITEFACE DRAGONFLY. JULY 8, 2017. GORDON RATTRAY
CHALK-FRONTED CORPORAL DRAGONFLY. JULY 8, 2017. GORDON RATTRAY
BEAVERPOND CLUBTAIL(SUSPECTED). JULY 8, 2017. GORDON RATTRAY
EUROPEAN SKIPPER BUTTERFLY (RIGHT) PECK'S SKIPPER (LEFT). JULY 8, 2017. GORDON RATTRAY
FOUR-SPOTTED SKIMMER DRAGONFLY. JULY 8, 2017. GORDON RATTRAY
GYPSY MOTH CATERPILLAR. JULY 8, 2017. GORDON RATTRAY
JELLYFISH.JULY 8, 2017.PEGGY BOHUS
JELLYFISH.JULY 8, 2017.PEGGY BOHUS
LONG DASH SKIPPER BUTTERFLY (SIDE VIEW). JULY 8, 2017. GORDON RATTRAY
LONG DASH SKIPPER BUTTERFLY (TOP VIEW). JULY 8, 2017. GORDON RATTRAY
MEADOWHAWK DRAGONFLY. JULY 8, 2017. GORDON RATTRAY
SONG SPARROW.JULY 9, 2017.ALDO DORIO
TWELVE-SPOTTED SKIMMER DRAGONFLY. JULY 8, 2017. GORDON RATTRAY
