NATURE MONCTON NATURE NEWS
September 30, 2025
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**Georges
Brun shares an interesting photo of the Petitcodiac River viewed from the
former Gunningsville Bridge. In the photo, you will notice a dark line along
the edge which will eventually become filled with water, snow, ice, and
increase in width, then fall into the river. It may take 6 months or more
before this occurs.
George’s
photo also shows a remnant pier of the former bridge, stalwartly standing as a
testament to a bridge that once was.
**On
Sunday, Brian Stone drove around the coastal areas of Cap Pele and stopped at
the Rue Niles wharf to check for photo subjects. There was a large group of gulls
resting on the beach and rocks, and a small group of 9 sanderlings was
scurrying around the water's edge at the gulls' feet. One of the sanderlings
was tagged with the number 731. A savannah sparrow was taking a
bath in a nearby puddle while Brian was scanning the gulls. Early the next
morning (Monday at 5:00 am) Brian dragged himself out to a spot on the Indian
Mountain Rd. to attempt photography of a recent heavenly visitor, comet
C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) in the constellation Lynx. It was quite small and dim at
the time, which means Brian's photos are not particularly memorable, but there
they are anyway. It may brighten in the coming days, and maybe then some photos
will better display the comet's beauty. Some of Brian's comet photos were
photobombed by that American entrepreneur's satellites that have been ruining
recent astrophotography for pretty much everyone who doesn't have their own
space telescope.
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
