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The camera on the peregrine
falcon nest box on the summit of Assumption Place is now live. When
checking the link to watch the activity, scroll down to the first large image,
which shows what is happening in real time.
Mother’s Day has
come and gone and all still seems quiet on the summit of Assumption Place. That
could all change in a few days!
https://www.zoodemagnetichillzoo.ca/nest-cam
**While travelling north on Oak
Point Rd, Northumberland County, Deana and Peter Gadd saw something in the
middle of the road, approaching them at a steady pace. It turned out to be a red
fox with something in its mouth. It was probably heading back to its den with a
meal for its kits. When it reached their car, it detoured into the ditch, and
it was plain to see that a snowshoe hare was its family’s victim. The hare’s
legs seemed very stiff, though, as if it had been dead for a while.
Having passed their car the determined fox resumed walking steadily down
the road, fully confident.
Peter and Deana were travelling up the north shore of Miramichi Bay as
part of Global Big Day. A couple of their more interesting observations were
that about 3 dozen migrating brant were in the Val Comeau Harbour, as were many
hundreds of greater scaup. Along with the many hundreds of greater scaup they saw a
little later in the Tabusintac River estuary, they estimate that there were
1000+ taking a break on their way north.
**David Lilly was in Odell
Park recently on a walk with the Fredericton Nature Club and saw a large flock of pine
siskins and was able to photograph some. Recent reports indicate that a significant
number of pine siskins are in the area. A raven also posed for a
portrait, and David took note of the colourful violets coming to life
around his Oromocto home.
(Editor’s note: It is
interesting to note what light can sometimes do to photographs. David’s first
photograph of the pine siskin shows what we normally see; however, in the
second photograph, the light has created a photo with accentuated yellow.)
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
