Posts Tagged ‘Orange Sulphur’

Butterflies, Dragons, Tent Dwellers, a Forester, and a Tiger by , Ranger

April 15th, 2009

Fragile Forktails continue to emerge from the Wetlands (see Fragile Forktail, Explore the Wild Journal, March 16-31, 2009), although I’m now seeing females as well as males. Among the other odes observed during the first half of April were Common Green Darner, Swamp Darner, Common Baskettail, and Common Whitetail. Butterflies seen this period were Eastern [...] Read the rest of this entry »

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Aquatics, Early Butterflies, and Bees and Wasps by , Ranger

March 15th, 2009

Although the first few days of March were cold and snowy, by the end of the first week it had warmed enough so that many insects, absent for months, were once again busily going about their daily routines. Aquatic insects observed in the Wetlands during the first half of March were Whirligig Beetle, various diving [...] Read the rest of this entry »

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Autumn Meadowhawk by , Ranger

October 31st, 2008

Right on cue, Autumn Meadowhawks have appeared on the scene (see Autumn Meadowhawks, Explore the Wild Journal, September 16-30, 2008). The first one that caught my eye was on October 19 following the rains brought in by a passing cold front. These rather small dragonflies have a red abdomen and yellowish or straw-colored legs (they [...] Read the rest of this entry »

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