NATURE MONCTON NATURE NEWS
January 10, 2024
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**Jane LeBlanc had a quick visit from a Sharp-shinned
Hawk through her St. Martins yard today. Since she was trying to photograph
birds at the time, she got a distant documentary photo of the hawk.
They cut their Balsam Fir tree at a local tree farm
on Dec. 8, left it in a bucket of water in their cool garage for a week, and put
it up around Dec. 15. Barbara’s husband gave it a fresh cut at that time and
watered it daily. It continued to take up a litre of water a day.
Barbara felt guilty taking it down when it was
doing its best to grow; but without roots, it was not going to be plantable in
the spring. They have given it a second life in their backyard, propping it
upright among some other trees to provide shelter for birds this winter and
perhaps a home for insects come spring when it begins to decompose.
(Editor's note: a very good idea for that retired
Christmas tree.)
Barbara thought perhaps she could take cuttings and
root them but everything she read online said such efforts were almost always
unsuccessful and the cuttings would take up to a year to root.
**
Johanna Griffith was visiting their cottage at Chamcook Lake near St. Andrews
over New Year's. She shares a video of the clinking sound of the ice propelled
by the waves. Take a look and listen to the sound of the cool outdoors from the
warmth of their home at the link below:
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
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