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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.
The action in the
peregrine falcon box on the summit of Assumption Place has now become nonstop,
with two very busy parents tending to the insatiable appetites of 4
teenagers who are growing very fast and starting to make the nest box look smaller.
Https://www.zoodemagnetichillzoo.ca/nest-cam
**Jane and Ed LeBlanc went
chasing waterfalls in Welsford on Saturday. Along the way was an osprey nest
with two adult birds in it. They took turns coming and going, probably feeding
young.
At home, Jane watched a
white-throated sparrow, first with what looked like nesting material in its
beak, then taking a quick bath in the pond.
**It seems like the beaver
dam location for Brian Coyle's camera has become a somewhat frequent spot for an American bittern to travel by. The video below shows a fairly good close-up as it fluffs up its
neck for a good scratch. Then it walks a short distance and squats to
defecate. It did this in the exact same spot and the same way in another video
shared recently. Check an updated video at the following link:
As Brian Coyle made his
way along a small creek yesterday on his way to some trail cameras, he came
upon a Solomon's seal plant, just beginning to flower. Its rhizomes were
once used as food by indigenous peoples.
Further along an abandoned
trail, a hermit thrush flushed from the ground at his feet, only to land
a few feet away on a low branch, softly clucking and regarding him. He froze
instantly and carefully parted the vegetation to find a very carefully crafted,
hidden nest with two turquoise-blue eggs in it at the base of a tiny spruce
tree on the ground. After noting the location to avoid stepping on the nest the
next time he travels through, he left the hermit thrush to its clutch of
eggs.
**Nelson Poirier
photographed the first rose twisted stalk plant in flower he has seen this season.
This plant has a zigzag stem
with bell-shaped flowers hidden under the leaves, which form an elongated red
berry in late summer. The stock of the flower is bent midway to give it its
name.
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
