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**The
photos Georges Brun has been sharing of red foxes began in December up
until March 3, 2026. The number has grown from two foxes to four in the last few days. Georges
never went out into the marsh in Riverview to get these pics. He was
either at the Landing next to the Chateau Moncton or the walking bridge over
Halls Creek. And of course, he has found the rule where if you want to
photograph a subject, it never quite makes it to the podium. True in this
case with the foxes. They would show up in the moments he would least
expect them. This day (Mar. 4, 2026), they were not visible in the marsh
(Riverview), yet they came over during the night to the Moncton side and left their
footprints next to the walking bridge, then headed across Main St and
upriver. There must have been too many on the marsh, and when told in no uncertain terms to
get out, they did just that. Georges comments, “That’s my story, and I’m
sticking with it!”
Georges
did not know that a coyote leaps for prey just like the foxes do until the
photo he captured on Tuesday!
(Editor’s
note: I suspect many of our readers did not know that either Georges. They may
be a bit more secretive than the red fox?? A great photo display.)
**Jane
LeBlanc's 'pet' sharp-shinned hawk was back Wednesday morning and had a
different perch this time!!
On
an afternoon drive through St. Martins, Jane noticed a pair of raptors in a
dead tree (near her neighbour with the magic bird yard) and stopped to get
photos, when she noticed it was a pair of peregrine falcons! Her
neighbour says he has had them in his yard before, but Jane had not seen them
until now.
**Shannon
Inman ventured out and noticed a deer mouse that was quite plump (pregnant?) going down the side of the
road. She threw a couple of seeds, and it was
eager to get them.
Shannon
also photographed a Frillania sp. lichen on a poplar tree. A pair of mallard
ducks and a female common merganser also caught her attention, as
well as a merlin hiding in a birch tree silently (for a merlin), checking out
the menu.
**Yesterday,
we were able to show, via Dropbox links, some videos Brian Coyle got last year of
a weasel, but due to Internet challenges were not able to add Brian’s
fresh weasel photos from Monday, which are attached today. It also meant he was
able to photograph very fresh tracks /trail of the weasel with snow conditions
ideal for showing all four feet.
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DEER MOUSE. MARCH 4, 2026. SHANNON INMAN
DEER MOUSE. MARCH 4, 2026. SHANNON INMAN
COYOTE. FEB. 27, 2026. GEORGES BRUN
COYOTE. FEB. 27, 2026. GEORGES BRUN
RED FOXES. MAR. 3, 2026. GEORGES BRUN
RED FOX(VIXEN) MAR. 3, 2026. GEORGES BRUN
RED FOX AND VIXEN. MAR. 3, 2026. GEORGES BRUN
RED FOXES. MAR. 3, 2026. GEORGES BRUN
WEASEL. MARCH 3, 2026. BRIAN COYLE
WEASEL. MARCH 3, 2026. BRIAN COYLE
WEASEL TRACKS. MARCH 3, 2026. BRIAN COYLE
PEREGRINE FALCONS. MAR. 4, 2026. JANE LEBLANC
PEREGRINE FALCON. MAR. 4, 2026. JANE LEBLANC
MERLIN. MARCH 4, 2026. SHANNON INMAN
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK. MAR. 4, 2026. JANE LEBLANC
MALLARD DUCK PAIR AND COMMON MERGANSER(FEMALE). MARCH 4, 2026. SHANNON INMAN
FRILLANIA SP. LICHEN. MARCH 4, 2026. SHANNON INMAN
