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End of June Dragonflies and Damselflies

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Common Baskettail Dragonfly, Epitheca cynosura

Nature, Odonate

Common Where Found

We have a biologist friend who, when writing papers about difficult-to-find/uncommon/even rare critters will use the phrase, “common where found” to indicate that while the species may be difficult to find, if you do find it, you may find several (or more) of them. Furtive Forktails, Ischnura prognata, has the reputation of being hard to find, but I’m finding it’s more a case of “common where found” because they seem to be fairly common in the swamp near ...
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Citrine Forktail
Birding, Nature, Odonate, Photography

End of Summer

It’s the end of summer, which is always really hard to believe as the year went so quickly. The Fall bird migration is underway, or so I suppose but we haven’t had many birds pass through. A few Yellow Warblers, a Norther Waterthrush, and a few Palm Warblers. Since the Palm Warblers are here during the fall and winter months, they fit more into the “winter residents” category for me. So there haven’t been a lot of new species but maybe things will pick up in ...
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Birding, Nature, Odonate, Photography

Anyone can help…

So I know next to nothing about dragonflies (among other things) but I’ve spent the summer learning about the dragonflies and damselflies in our area since the birds simply weren’t cooperating. I had no idea what dragonflies and damselflies were in our area or what should and shouldn’t be here. However, since I have a camera, I took a lot of photos and got two great books on dragonflies (Dragonflies and Damselflies of Georgia and the Southeast (Wormsloe Foundation Nature ...
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Birding, Nature, Photography

It’s not all birds…

Whew. It’s the middle of summer and not only is it wretchedly hot but we’re also in drought conditions around here and have been for a while. So the birds have decided to go elsewhere since the swamp has mostly dried up and the crayfish–the favorite food for a lot of birds–are not as abundant as they usually are. In fact, I see very few crayfish. The herons, egrets, Wood Storks, and other swamp birds are simply nesting and foraging in other more watery locations. ...
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Virginia Rail
Birding, Nature, Photography, Uncategorized

Happy Holidays 2021

Just a quick post to wish everyone a happy holiday season! If you are interested in nature and specifically birds, you might want to check into participating in a Christmas Bird Count (CBC). There are CBCs all across the nation and you might find one close to you. They have been going on for 100 years now, collecting vital data on the species of birds and their numbers throughout the country so it’s a great way to meet fellow bird watchers and participate in some citizen science. The ...
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