NATURE
MONCTON NATURE NEWS
September
3, 2023
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** Brian Coyle shares three videos he captured from his trail camera in the woods near his Lower Mountain Road home.
The first two show a Black Bear rummaging about around that famous boulder from which Brian has captured several species of wildlife gathering around and continuing their day.
The second video link shows a Black Bear that very
much expresses its thoughts on being photographed!!
The third video link shows a Coyote running up towards the camera appearing to give it a look, then passing on by with more important things on
its mind.
Turn up your audio to hear some of the background action.
**Brian Branch reports he was finally able to get a better photo of
his morning alarm for the last few weeks, capturing a photo of one of the Carolina
Wrens in his backyard that have been vocally present in the Broadway St. area
of Moncton for most of the season but are being very elusive.
**Barbara
Smith photographed a freshly-minted Viceroy Butterfly near
the end of the trail on the Riverview side of the Petitcodiac river, in an area
teeming with delicate white asters which it was enjoying. The Viceroy butterfly
is normally double brooded, so it can be assumed this beautiful specimen is from
the second brood of the summer.
Barbara
comments, “Is it wrong to think a Viceroy Butterfly is equally as handsome as a
Monarch Butterfly, even though Viceroy Butterflies appear to be more common?” -- especially
this season.
Barbara also
saw several healthy-looking frogs in the grassy areas beside the marsh, but
they weren't interested in having their photos taken and hopped off.
**Aldo Dorio photographed a young-of-the-year Semipalmated Plover doing its run-and-seek foraging style at Hay Island on Friday.
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
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