Nature Moncton Nature News: June 26 2022

NATURE MONCTON NATURE NEWS

June 26, 2022 (Sunday)

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**David and Anita Cannon have a pair of Yellow-bellied Sapsucker who have established a nest in a dead tree about 30 feet from their deck.

They have heard them chipping from the interior of the nest in the tree trunk for about a month. Now all you hear is the constant chit-chit-chit of hungry little ones. They don't know the number as they are well hidden inside.

David shares a photo of one of the parents delivering a bite for the chicks.

** Catherine Johnson’s neighbour in Mechanic Settlement noted a pair of Dark-eyed Junco going and coming from their ground nest and was able to take a documentary photo of the 4 egg clutch from a safe distance.

Catherine laments “why is it my neighbour (non birder) who is able to discover a nest when I don’t!”

**Verica LeBlanc had a Common Eastern Bumblebee arrive on Saturday to enjoy the Lupin plants in her Miramichi yard and to cooperate for a nice photo.

Verica comments she planted a Painted Daisy (cultivar) for the first-time last year. They have two coloured blooms on the same plant. But she noticed an unusual one Saturday where two flowerheads seem to have fused together on one stem. Not something she has encountered before. Plants have a way of surprising us!

**Brian Stone walked the trail behind Irishtown Park off the end of Caledonia Rd. in the nice warm temperatures on Saturday and sends a few bird photos that he managed to get. Brian was mainly taking pictures of butterflies and dragonflies, which will be a bit late in delivery, and some birds became curious as to why he was ignoring them and decided to invite themselves to the photo session. Brian obligingly photographed some of them and they went away satisfied that they were still important photo subjects. Several White-throated Sparrows showed up and a Blue-headed Vireo flew through an exposure leaving a blurry, but interesting image.

Later in the day along the New Scotland Rd., three Swainson's Thrush were calling, and one got its photo taken. A young-of-the-year Yellow-bellied Sapsucker blended in nicely with an old, dead tree trunk at the end of the outing.

Nelson Poirier

Nature Moncton

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