August 24, 2022
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**Tonight’s Wednesday evening Nature Moncton
walk is repeated at the end of this edition.
**Lisa Morris was able to photograph a
cooperative Common Eastern Bumblebee seemingly taking interest in
something on a cucumber leaf. The photo shows identification features that
would tend to zero in on this now common bumblebee species. It became common
when rearing this species became popular in greenhouses.
**Brian Stone photographed a cooperative Barred Owl which was one
of his first visitors to his site at Kejimkujik National Park in Nova Scotia on
Tuesday. A nice welcome indeed!
**Larry Sherrard and Nelson Poirier made a very rewarding visit to Mullin
Stream Falls in the hinterland of Miramichi on Sunday, August 21.
The mystique of visiting a waterfall in a remote wooded area is what
memories are made of. The falls surely put on an eye candy show in spite of the lower
water conditions of latter August. The rock formations and plant life make it a
beautiful site to visit. The stream has curved a notch through the bedrock,
producing steep cliffs on either side of the waterfall's deep dark pool.
Mullin Stream Falls is described in Nicholas Guitard’s book Waterfalls
of New Brunswick. Nick points out that Mullin Stream Falls can be hard to
find without clear directions. The trail to the stream includes some
challenging sections which we found to be quite the case but very worth the
effort to be in its presence.
Several photos are attached, as well as a special video shared courtesy of
Ashly Sherrard of his daughter Casey making a cannonball leap from the top of
the falls into the deep pool carved out by the falls. What a special action video! We chose not to attempt to copy Casey’s leap! Check out the action at the link
below:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ecyjxz22lo4hbw7/WATERFALL%20VIDEO.mkv?dl=0
It was a bit surprising to see so many Painted Trillium plants
showing a plump red berry. (Photo attached).
A contented clump of Ghost Pipe (formerly known as Indian Pipe) of the less commonly seen pink colouration was noted. It is much more commonly
seen as white before maturity. The clump noted was standing erect as it does as
it matures and develops a seed head at the top.
** It is hard to believe that another
summer is winding down and this Wednesday (tomorrow night, Aug 23) will be the
final Wednesday Walk of the summer of 2022. This week’s walk will start at 31
Rockland No.1 Road, Taylor Village NB.
E4K 2R1. The walk will begin at
the home of Fred and Susan Richards and will be over easy terrain through a
small, wooded area and along the Memramcook River. In the last week they have
seen lots of interesting things such as, Great Blue Herons, Belted Kingfishers,
a Short-Tailed Weasel (very briefly), Monarch Butterflies (both adult and
caterpillars). a Luna Moth Caterpillar, lots of young birds including training
flights of both ducks and geese (over 200 ducks in one flock) and many other
things of nature interest. The walk will
start at 6:30 but come early and have a snack on us and mingle with other club
members as it is fun to socialize in the beauty of Mother Nature. The Richard’s
phone number is 506-334-0100 and please call if you need help with directions
as many GPS products do not believe that the bridge went out in 1978 and will
try to get you there from the Dorchester side of the river.
Fred has attached a map from Dieppe
to 31 Rockland No.1 Road for your convenience which is the first photo in
today’s lineup.
Nelson Poirier
Nature
Moncton
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