Nature Moncton Nature News: April 23 2022

NATURE MONCTON NATURE NEWS

April 23, 2022 (Saturday)

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**The presentation Laura Tranquilla gave to Nature Moncton on Tuesday evening April 19 on the Leaches Storm-Petrel is now available at the link below for those who may have missed it or may want to listen to again:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/3rhd9wwxayfh1i3/Leach%27s%20Storm%20Petrel%20with%20Laura%20Tranquilla.mp4?dl=0

**Brian Stone drove to Upham on Thursday and stopped at a few spots to photograph wildlife along the way. At McCully/Penobsquis he saw a group of 6 Bald Eagles circling high in the distance and tried to get some images of a pair of them interacting. He got a poor photo of an Eastern Phoebe and a Belted Kingfisher hiding in the branches beside the stream there. In the flooded field a male and female Wood Duck came close enough for a picture. Further out in the field, beyond camera range, many more Wood Ducks were present. On an overhead wire a brilliant Tree Swallow kept a close eye on things. At Bloomfield Brian spent some time photographing an Osprey diving for lunch but being unsuccessful.

In the Hampton lagoons Brian got photos of one of the 3 male Ruddy Ducks that were present. Also photographed there were an American Goldfinch, male and female Bufflehead Ducks, male and female Scaup, male and female Common Goldeneye Ducks, a male Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and a Muskrat. On the way to his sister's place Brian photographed a Piebald White-tailed Deer with several other regular deer at the same place in the same field where he got one quite a while ago. At Brian's sister's place, the frequently visiting Turkey made an appearance in her yard to pose for some portraits.