November 11,
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** Bohemian Waxwings are moving in in numbers.
Norbert Dupuis in Memramcook East was able to get nice
photos of a flock he spotted and photographed from his home.
Norbert is also pleased to have a male and female Northern
Cardinal perching on his deck to provide pleasant photos.
He also photographed a female Hairy Woodpecker in the trees near his home.
On Friday
evening, Brian Stone braved the cool temperatures and spent an hour trying to
create a photo of the recently bright (binocular bright) Comet C/2023 H2
(Lemmon) which is presently moving through the constellations of Hercules
and Aquila. He ended up with a small, blurry, grainy, green blob ... which
means success! While waiting for some pesky clouds to move out of the area, he
also tried for an image of the nearby (sort of) Andromeda Galaxy (M31)
and managed to capture two of its smaller companion galaxies, M32 and M110,
as well.
Brian also
photographed the Moon and Venus. Venus was in its first quarter phase, moving
into gibbous. It never gets full from our point of view as it is between us and
the Sun.
(Editor’s
note: the enlarged photo within the main photo shows that.)
Brian also
shares a link below that explains a lot more about the comet.
https://www.astronomy.com/observing/see-comet-lemmon-at-its-brightest-this-week/
**It’s that
time of year when we get more serious about feeding the birds that choose to
visit our yards to check out the menu.
Nelson
Poirier shares a few photographs of some of the interesting patrons. The Dickcissel
previously mentioned continues to be a daily patron.
Nelson has 3
Northern Cardinals -- two females and one male -- checking out the
feeders several times daily but, for some reason, hesitant to use the
feeders, occasionally taking ground fallen food tidbits. Some photographs
are added today that suggest to Nelson one of the females is a
young-of-the-year as the bill and plumage is much more muted than the other.
Two female Red-winged
Blackbirds are regular as is a White-breasted Nuthatch that will not
stay still long enough for a photo. A single Pine Siskin has joined the
American Goldfinch, and House Finch are becoming regular patrons. One Chipping Sparrow is also a regular
patron and shows its change to winter plumage with the bill losing its black
colour as well as the cap going from brilliant rufous to brown.
Several
other expected regulars are in attendance as well.
Nelson
Poirier
Nature
Moncton
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