NATURE MONCTON NATURE NEWS
August 31, 2024
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**There seemed like there were lots of reports of Monarch butterflies
visiting milkweed patches approximately a month ago and all seemed to go
relatively quiet for a period. The time for the relatively small population that survives from egg to chrysalis has now arrived and we are seeing beautiful fresh Monarch
butterflies on the wing again having emerged from the chrysalids that made
it to that stage.
John Inman
got a photo of one of those fresh specimens that dropped by his Harvey yard for
approximately 20 minutes on Friday.
John also got an excellent photo of a female Common Whitetail dragonfly that dropped by his Harvey yard as well as a Tomato Bristle Fly. We surely do have a variety of flies in New Brunswick, each seemingly with a different mission.
Shannon Inman also photographed a basketball-sized Bald-faced Hornet nest which is about as large as they will get before a frost will have all the workers pass leaving the Queen to overwinter.
**Jane and Ed
LeBlanc went to the St. John 'Ex' this week, specifically to see a Birds of
Prey exhibit. The company was called 'The Eyrie' from Ontario and they put on a
very informative show, with a Harris Hawk, a Great Horned Owl, a Lanner
Falcon (native to Africa) and a young, female Bald Eagle, who was
molting. It gave a great opportunity for close up photos, which we don't
often get in the wild.
**Phil Riebel
recently shared a photo of a female Atlantic
Salmon he was able to photograph by snorkeling in a pool on the
Renous River. Today, Phil shares a video he was able to capture as well as some
of the vistas of this special river. The video link is attached below. Note
that there are brief pauses during the video as the scene changes so stay tuned
for the full minute of outstanding footage.
**Brian Stone sends a few photos
from Fundy National Park and the Alma area taken over the last few days.
At the shoreline boardwalk in Alma, Brian photographed a Monarch butterfly, a Common Ringlet butterfly,
a Band-winged Meadowhawk dragonfly, and a small group of Common
Mergansers all seen from the boardwalk. On a trail he saw a Groundhog
hiding in the undergrowth, trying not to be seen, and a tiny American Toad
not quite blending into the surrounding gravel.
(Editor's note: it is rewarding to note John Inman's and Brian Stone's freshly minted Monarch butterflies over the last few days. These will be candidates for the migration to Mexico and I am sure there must be more out there doing the same this week.
Also note Brian's Band-winged Meadowhawk dragonfly photo, one we don't often tend to see. The large amber patch on the wing is a great quick ID feature.)
**Nelson Poirier noticed a small colourful insect with long legs on his moth attractor sheet recently. A photograph enlarged showed it to be a Tiger Crane Fly, one of our smaller crane flies.
**The New Brunswick Environmental Network provides a list of events they have been advised of for the month. That list is below and clicking on each event opens up details. The link to join the Nature Moncton meeting virtually on September 17 is below:
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