Common Merganser
Most summers we see at least one family of Mergansers . It is always entertaining watching the little ones scoot across the water for a fish. They are surprisingly fast.
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Red-Winged Blackbird
There are many flood-plain meadows in New Brunswick's central lakes region. The largest, Grand Lake meadows , covers several square kilometers. This is great place to find Red Winged Blackbirds . During peak summer months these meadows are teeming with wildlife; insects and birds in particular. At times it can be very noisy as the birds call out and Red Winged Blackbirds are the noisiest!
Flashing the Colours
I bought a swamp and this is one of my new tenants, a colourful Eastern Painted Turtle. When the heat of the Springtime morning sun burns through the mist, these guys pile up onto a small mound next to our RV and soak it up. Often this coincides with morning coffee and a mutual staring session between tenant and landlord ensues.