NATURE
MONCTON NATURE NEWS
September
9, 2023
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**A pleasant report from Doreen Rossiter in Alma. Bright and early Friday morning, she had a male Northern Cardinal arrive at her birdfeeder yard with a juvenile male accompanying it. They appeared again a few hours later, looking like potential patrons.
**Aldo Dorio photographed a lone Short-billed Dowitcher at Hay Island on Friday that posed nicely for the picture.
**Pat Gibbs is noting some Ring-necked Pheasants in her Moncton yard that appear to be going through a molting period, and now they are starting to replace their tail feathers.
**Very early
on Thursday morning (very, very early), at a small cabin in a St. Martins
campground, Brian Stone carefully and quietly got up at 4:00 am, and without
disturbing his sleeping roommate ( the renowned Nelson Poirier), he sneaked out
into the darkness to attempt a sighting and photograph of the recent new
visitor to the solar system ... Comet Nishimura (C/2023 P1).
Brian was
anxious to get a view of this new comet as it will not be seen again after it
leaves for more than 400 years, and that is a long time to wait for a second
viewing. Brian wasn't sure that he saw the comet visually through binoculars
(birding binoculars are not the best for star gazing as the front objective
lenses are a bit too small. 50 mm or more are better), but he must have as the
area of sky he was searching did contain the comet. He photographed the area
multiple times just in case, and luckily, the comet did show up in his images!
Brian apologizes that his photos of the comet are out of focus, but he just
can't get the hang of using manual focus at night in a dark sky. Needs more
practice.
(Editor’s
note: Brian secretly feels that Elon Musk will have a satellite that will be
able to bring him back in 400 years for a second look!)
**The New Brunswick Environmental Network provides a list of events they are aware of taking place each month. That list for September is attached below, and clicking on the events will open them up to show more information or provide a means to register if applicable.
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