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**When Brian
Coyle was out to his trail cameras on Monday morning, a brown creeper was
visible and vocalizing.
(Editor’s
note: a good time to take a moment to listen to the vocalization of the brown
creeper on an app that you may have as, chances are, hearing it can be followed
by observation. The vocalization is a short, high-pitched, thin, sibilant song
often described as “trees, beautiful trees”. Others describe it as sounding
like a chain being dropped. No matter what tip is used to identify it, it is one
well worthwhile learning!)
Due to
winter tracking, Brian Coyle was able to place a trail camera at a well-used
creek crossing by white-tailed deer. Since the recent mild weather has come upon
us, and the creek has begun to open, the deer are having some difficulty in getting
their footing. In the video, it seems that a predator has the deer spooked, as
no other human footprints were found in the area.
Check out Brian’s
video below to the pleasant backdrop of running water and flagging deer:
**John Inman
photographed a small insect on the outside of his home windowpane that AI has
suggested to be the striped-backed snailkiller. It seems to be a good
match to John’s photo, but corrections or comments are welcome. If correct, it
is apparently the larvae of this insect that target snails and slugs.
John also
got a distant photo of a small flock of eight green- winged teal on the Shepody
River behind his home and photographed a few that were closer.
John heard a
number of Canada geese early Tuesday morning. The red-winged blackbirds went to
16 with one common grackle arriving to join them, song sparrows
increased to four, and the male red-bellied woodpecker was still present.
**Bob Blake
had a chipmunk that couldn’t resist Tuesday’s warm temperatures to provide a
documentary photo. Bob’s first appearance of a chipmunk in their yard last year
was not until March 21st.
(Editor’s
note: the forecast for the next few days may make it think again about waiting
till official spring!
Note the
evergreen leaves as the background: rhododendron, maybe?)
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
