Nature Moncton Nature News: July 27 2019

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Transcript by: Catherine Clements

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**Debbie Batog sends some photos, taken by a relative, of the two eaglets in the McKees Mills BALD EAGLE [Pygargue à tête blanche] nest. They were taken on July 18th, and they were stretching wings at that point, so inaugural flights may be on their minds.

**Debbie Guiler got a photo of a LUNA MOTH [Papillon lune] day-perched at the Petro-Pass location near Magnetic Hill recently. It would seem late to be getting a Luna Moth so freshly-minted looking as in Debbie’s picture. Debbie had never seen one before, but recognized it immediately from her Girl Guide outings.

**Gordon Rattray took photos of a few of our common flowers blooming at the moment to colour the countryside, including the JEWEL-WEED a.k.a. TOUCH-ME-NOT [Chou sauvage], SHINLEAF (Pyrola) [Pyrole elliptique], SWAMP-CANDLES [Lysimaque terrestre], wild Rose (suspecting it to be VIRGINIA ROSE [Rosier de virginie]),CHICORY [Chicorée sauvage], and Fleabane [Vergerette annuelle]. Our many wild flowers may be eye candy for us, but their pollen is very sought after by many insects and most importantly, BUMBLEBEES [Bourdon]. Gordon also visited Gray Brook Marsh to find a fledged family of BELTED KINGFISHERS [Martin-pêcheur d'Amérique] assembled near the dam. He also got a nice photo of a HUMMINGBIRD CLEARWING MOTH [Sphinx colibri] nectaring. Note the incredibly long proboscis sucking up the sweet nectar reward. A WHITE ADMIRAL BUTTERFLY [Amiral] posed nicely to show the underwing design.

**Jane LeBlanc shares a photo of TURK'S-CAP LILY [Lis superbe] she transplanted into her St. Martins yard. It is native to the south of us, but has been introduced into New Brunswick. A very beautiful Lily.

**Donat Richard, brother of Marguerite Winsor, spotted the GREAT EGRET [Grande Aigrette] across from Route 11 near the Miramichi Marsh. It has been in the area for at least the last three to four days, and spotted by local birders in Miramichi. It seems to be getting comfortable there.

**Mac Wilmot comments how he notes the complexity of the design of the COMMON MILKWEED [Herbe à coton] blooms in his Lower Coverdale yard. We seem to get so caught up looking for MONARCH BUTTERFLIES [Monarque] that we forget to really look closely at the beautiful bloom. Mac is still waiting for a Monarch Butterfly visit, which probably is about to happen any moment, if it has not done so undetected already. It is shaping up to be a great Monarch Butterfly season.

**I’ve had my first Monarch Butterfly caterpillar [chenille du Monarque] that I’d been rearing for release go into its chrysalis stage. Looking forward to an adult emerging in hopefully 10 days, to be released. My success rate is not near as good as I’d hoped, but rounding the learning curve with a new batch of eggs hatching this morning.

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