Larus philadelphia (Ord) These beautiful little gulls are distinguished by their slate black hood contrasting with white plumage and a back and wings of pearly gray. The bill is black and the legs and feet orange-red. They are common everywhere … Continue reading MARINE BIRDS – The Beautiful Bonaparte’s Gull
We love this freebie from Graphics Fairy. So we thought various versions would be interesting. what to you think? Continue reading ART – It’s Fun creating new versions of a Vintage Poodle.
Mysida is an order of small, shrimp-like crustaceans in the malacostracan superorder Peracarida. Their common name opossum shrimps stems from the presence of a brood pouch or “marsupium” in females. The fact that the larvae are reared in this pouch … Continue reading ARTHROPODS – Mysida Shrimp
The health of the oceans depends on a complex food web which ultimate depends on the sun providing energy for photosynthesis by tiny plants called phytoplankton which, in turn, serve as food for equally tiny little sea animals called zooplankton. … Continue reading CREATURES – KRILL: A Vital Ocean Forage Species
Black Guillemot on Outer Wood Island off Grand Manan 1960s Continue reading BIRDS – The Beautiful Black Guillemot
Deer Island New Brunswick Continue reading BIRDS – Here’s Lookin’ at Ya! Cormorant.
Now extinct or threatened by overfishing in most Maine rivers, the Kennebec still maintains a population of sturgeon today. This beauty was landed many, many years ago. Learn more about the Kennebec river below. CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE VERSIONS Continue reading HISTORY – Vintage painting of fishermen and a sturgeon they landed from the Kennebec River near Augusta, Maine
Drivers have long known that slowing down on the highway means getting more miles to the gallon. Now airlines are trying it, too — adding a few minutes to flights to save millions on fuel. Southwest Airlines projects it can … Continue reading WHALES: Drivers Do It! Pilots Do It? Will it save $$$ and Whales if Ship Captains Do It? Are they doing it 10 years later??
Bruce’s original book on the cougar … ready to read and download!! Continue reading CREATURES – Cougar. The Ghost of North America by Bruce Wright. Read it, download it and print it!!
MtDNA Analyses on Hair Samples Confirm Cougar, Puma concolor, Presence in Southern New Brunswick, Eastern Canada – A.S. Bertrand, S. Kenn, D. Gallant, E. Tremblay, L. Vasseur, and R. Wissink READ ON!! Continue reading CREATURES – Cougar? They exist … they don’t exist!! The argument goes on and on. But science says …
Imagine if you can a tiny creature that never ages!!! Well HYDRA is certainly a creature you should get to know. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE ILLUSTRATIONS YOU CAN USE Continue reading CREATURES – Introducing Tiny Hydra – A Creature You Should Get To Know
A painting I created from a photo in my Cherry Brook Zoo file from many years ago. Unfortunately the zoo is now closed. CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE VERSIONS Continue reading CREATURES – Jaguar Resting at the Cherry Brook Zoo, Saint John NB
Reported year after year, some say it doesn’t really exist. But is that true? Continue reading CREATURES: The Black Cougar. Does It Really Exist?
Did you know that wolves were common in Maine back in the 1800s? This COLOR & LEARN set includes the story, references, media, and artwork that includes a newly created version of the illustration showing the wolves attacking a horse … Continue reading LOOKING BACK – WOLVES ON THE AIRLINE IN NORTHERN MAINE
Bird Art available for download at: https://art-mackay.pixels.com/collections/creatures+birds Continue reading CREATURES – Bird Art at Art’s Place
Updated 2021 Members of the Passamaquoddy Tribe live in Maine and New Brunswick at the entrance to the Bay of Fundy. They have always depended for their sustenance on marine animals and plants, including porpoise and whales. The following is … Continue reading WHALING: Passamaquoddy Tribe on Porpoise Hunting
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We have been uploading our ARTWORK and E-BOOKS to PayHip.com … a great site where you can download and print images for yourself. These products are for your publications and personal or classroom use only and may not be reproduced … Continue reading ART & MORE – Download and print your own at our Payhip site.
HOW MUCH WATER DOES POINT LEPREAU USE? In 1980 the New Brunswick Electric Power Commission described building a cooling system for the 600 MW nuclear generating station at Point Lepreau as follows: Of major consideration in the design of a … Continue reading The Impact of Point Lepreau Nuclear Plant on Plankton & Larval Fishes
An aerial photo of the Sylvina W. Beal out of Eastport, Maine. Probably the only whale-watching windjammer in Maine. Off Campobello in the Bay of Fundy. Click here to see more versions Continue reading SHIPS & SHIPPING – Whale Watching on the Ancient Windjammer Sylvina W. Beal out of Eastport, Maine
Mountain Lion screaming!!! Parliament Of Owls Originally published on Apr 11, 2015 “So here’s a female mountain. Much to my surprise, she passed by last weekend screaming, probably out looking for a male lion. After she screams, she returns seven … Continue reading EXTINCT YOU SAY – If you hear this … you have a Cougar near you!!!
“Below is a delightful Printable Image Transfer to use on your French Grain Sack inspired Projects! I’ve taken a wonderful French Chicken Image and added it to an ornate Oval Wreath. The words “Le Poulet” (The Chicken) have been added … Continue reading HISTORY – Apparently the French even decorated their Grain Sacks back-in-the-day!! Check this out!
MacKay, A.A. et al The Sea Urchin Roe Industry in the Bay of Fundy, 1976 This research was initiated by the Research and Development Branch of the New Brunswick Department of Fisheries in an effort to obtain additional data on … Continue reading FISHERIES: The Beginning of the Sea Urchin Roe Industry in the Bay of Fundy, 1976
A fun fishy cartoon of a Fundy Mackerel created from a vintage sketch 1987. And “yes” you can get a copy for your wall or to go to bed with one if you like!! Just click here to check it … Continue reading CARTOON – Holy Mackerel!!
Some Killer Whale Records from the Bay of Fundy & Gulf of Maine Here are some “odds and ends” of Killer whale records from the Bay of Fundy and Gulf of Maine. This beautiful whale is definitely rare. As a … Continue reading WHALES – Bay of Fundy Killer Whales – Rare but There!
The Cape Codder reports, “There have been many more right whales than usual this year,” noted Nathalie Jaquet, director of the Right Whale Aerial Survey at the Provincetown Center For Coastal Studies. “We’ve identified at least 120 whales. That’s out … Continue reading WHALES: Opinion – Right Whale Congregation – Is It Really a Mystery?
Do you really know about Charles Darwin and the how his theory of evolution came about? Do you believe it? Check it out here!! Darwin colorized by Art MacKay Continue reading HISTORY – All about Charles Darwin and our Ape Relatives!!
A Beautiful Painting of a Hawk’s Head created from a B&W drawing created in 1986. Click here to see more. Continue reading ART – A Beautiful Painting of a Hawk’s Head
3/6/21 The article below was written many years ago when LNG developments in Passamaquoddy Bay were threatening the Northern Right Whale population that summered in this area. The effort to stop the LNG developments was successful but little has changed … Continue reading WHALES: Looking back at the LNG threat to the Northern Right Whale – 2007. Has anything changed?
Whale Inhabitants – The Whale Louse & Delilah Imagine having these guys crawling over your head. Whale lice like this were on Delilah a female right whale that was struck by a ship and ended up on a beach at … Continue reading WHALES: Whale Inhabitants – The Whale Louse & Delilah
Click through and download your choice(s). Merry Christmas – https://payhip.com/b/zpxHe Continue reading MERRY CHRISTMAS FREEBIES!
Everyone knows the Bay of Fundy … right? It is home to thousands of unusual and spectacular marine invertebrates as well as more beautiful birds than you can count and a dozen species of whales and seals including the endangered North … Continue reading ISSUES: Marine Protected Areas – Canada’s failure in the face of big business?
Once common along our east coast, the wolf seems to have made a comeback. As Don McAlpine of the New Brunswick Museum said … it was just a matter of time. News articles like those below from the past … Continue reading CREATURES: And the wolf returns to New Brunswick…
Not just framed. Lots of variations at my FAA site. Check them out at: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/rooster-art-mackay.html?product=framed-print Continue reading ART – How about a Rooster for your wall?
Krill or Euphausid Shrimp are vital forage species that are at the very foundation of life in the ocean. Fish, birds, seals, whales and even humans depend on them. Life in our oceans forms a complex food web that depends … Continue reading OCEAN LIFE: What the heck is KRILL anyway and why are they important to whales and fish?..
New artwork for your wall! – “BIRDS – A beautiful Mandarin Drake” – https://fineartamerica.com/featured/birds-a-beautiful-mandarin-drake-art-mackay.html…
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CANADA IS BOUND BY LAW OF THE SEA TO PROTECT ENDANGERED WHALES, THEIR HABITAT, AND THEIR FORAGE (Updated February 14, 2020) I’m currently researching once more the various treaties and laws that oblige the Government of Canada to protect Right … Continue reading ISSUES: Did you know that Canada is bound by the Law of the Sea to protect endangered whales, their habitat and feed?…
BLUE EARED PHEASANTS! The blue eared pheasant (Crossoptilon auritum) is a large, up to 96 cm (38 in) long, dark blue-grey pheasant with velvet black crown, red facial feathers appearing as bare skin, yellow iris, long white ear coverts behind the eyes, and crimson legs. Its tail …
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Continue reading EXTINCTION: The Great Auk – Gone but not forgotten.
ANNUAL REPORT 2019 N.B. Deer Association, Charlotte Co. Division EDITORS NOTE: It’s been years since we last received a report from Bambi Deerburger. We just found this version in an email that came from an address in St. Andrews, NB. … Continue reading ISSUES: Bambi reports on deer life today … not heard from since 2008…
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