Shimmering clouds and sunsets: Enjoy these photos from around New Brunswick
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Image | Your Lens 8 - July 20
Caption: Derek Grant captured these noctilucent clouds — which make an appearance from roughly the beginning of June to August in the northern sky — outside the gates of Fundy National Park. (Submitted by Derek Grant)
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New Brunswickers took a variety of photos this week — from basking animals and blooming flowers to nighttime phenomena.
If you snap any nice shots, be sure to send them to us at cbcnb@cbc.ca for a chance to be featured in next week's edition, but don't forget to include your name and the location where the photo was taken.
Image | Your Lens 14 - July 20
Caption: This little friend grabbed a treat at the Sunset U-Pick in Fredericton. (Submitted by Shellie Andrews)
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Caption: A glowing sunset seen from the Royal Kennebeccasis Yacht Club in Saint John. (Submitted by Chris Breen)
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Caption: A Canada lily spotted in the southeastern town of Salisbury. (Submitted by Rick Murray)
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Caption: This porcupine sprawled out on Lesley Anne Cammack's front steps in St. Stephen, trying to cool down from the heat. (Submitted by Lesley Anne Cammack)
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Caption: Jane LeBlanc of St. Martins took this photo of a black and white warbler. (Submitted by Jane LeBlanc)
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Caption: Celia Jamieson spotted these red and yellow petunias in a window box in Woodstock. (Submitted by Celia Jamieson)
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Caption: A friendly frog from Lake George. (Submitted by Beverly Somers)
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Caption: A tree swallow taking home lunch in Sackville, around 50 kilometres south of Moncton. (Submitted by Chris Turner)
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Caption: Horses grazing in a field in Harvey, about 50 kilometres southwest of Fredericton. (Submitted by Clayton Carr)
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Caption: A ruby-throated hummingbird resting on a branch in Chamcook, just north of Saint Andrews. (Submitted by Elaine Goraj)
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Caption: Some wildflowers blooming in Saint-Léonard-Parent, around 18 kilometres northwest of Grand Falls. (Submitted by Nicole Violette Laforge)
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Caption: A dewy spider web on a foggy morning on the Gateway Wetland Trail in Oromocto. (Submitted by Edward Tataryn)
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Caption: The last of the lady slippers spotted along the Fundy Parkway trails. (Submitted by Heather Olmstead)
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