NATURE
MONCTON NATURE NEWS
October 12,
2023
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**Aldo
Dorio got two different photographs of shorebirds at Hay Island on Wednesday.
One photo is quite convincing of the now basic plumage of Black-bellied
Plover, while it is suggestive the second photo is a documentary picture of
the same species.
We
are always on the watch for American Golden Plovers, but the white bellies and
the heavier bill in one favour Black-bellied Plover.
**Brian Stone returned to Bis Marsh in Dieppe on Wednesday morning with hopes that the resident rarity American Avocet might be a bit closer and in better light for a more satisfying photo. It was still present but at the same distance, and the better lighting conditions did little to help the image quality. The avocet and duck companions were flushed by a Bald Eagle at one point but soon returned to their regular feeding area. Many Canada Geese were using the marsh as a stopover area, and a couple of Great Blue Herons were foraging at the far edge of the marsh.
(Editor's note: all appreciation to Rhonda and Paul Langelaan for originally locating this rare visitor.)
(Editor's note: Gilles Belliveau suggests the ducks aside the avocet in one of Brian's photos appear to be Northern Pintail ducks to allow for size comparison.)
After photographing all those
large, distant subjects, Brian turned his attention to a small puddle at his
feet where a small, Long-legged Fly was skating across the thin layer of
water and mud.
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
