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Tag Archives: dragonfly
A Day at the Beach
If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you won’t be misled by that title. But if you’re new around here and are expecting photos of people swimming…well, sorry about that. I did spend a couple hours at the beach … Continue reading
Dragonfly School – Odo-Con ’17
I can’t imagine ever getting tired of learning new things, can you? There’s something so energizing about the beginning of a new passion, that time when you’ve discovered something that is so fascinating that you just can’t get enough of … Continue reading
Posted in Insects, Ohio
Tagged damselfly, dragonfly, Holden Arboretum, insects, learning, odonata, Ohio
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Here There Be Dragons!
It’s that time again–it’s early summer and the odonata are plentiful and active. You may have noticed that I’ve been dabbling in dragonflies for several years, and have written about them a few times: Thrashers, Dashers, and Mayflies (July 2016) … Continue reading
Things That Float & Things That Fly
While millions of my fellow Americans spent their time blowing things up this weekend (Happy Birthday, America!), I spent the first two days of the long holiday weekend indoors getting started with packing for my upcoming move to Ohio. Such … Continue reading
Herps and Odes, Dragons and Toads
Have you seen any herps lately? Not sure? How about odes? I’m sure you have, they’re hard to miss right now. I’ve seen tons of them, but if you’d asked me those questions a couple years ago I wouldn’t have … Continue reading
You’re Invited to Laugh — at me
Yesterday Eric and I got up at 6:30 am to go birding in a new-to-us park about 25 miles north of home. We’d been told it was a great spot for sparrows like Vesper, Henslow, and Grasshopper, as well as … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Health, Insects
Tagged bruised heels, deer flies, deet, dragonfly, flap hat, Grasshopper Sparrow, hat, Indian Springs Metropark, insects, sun hat
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A Week in the North Woods, Part Two
Ok, here’s the rest of the story about our vacation in Michigan’ s U.P. I’m going to share more about our bird sightings here and show you pictures, most of which are blurry and/or distant shots, but exciting nontheless. (That … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Kayaking, Michigan, Travel, Walking in the Woods
Tagged Belted Kingfisher, cedar waxwing, Crane Fest, dragonfly, Sandhill Crane, Solitary Sandpiper, sunset
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Photo Bonanza for the Weekend
My photography class ended this week and I’m very glad I took it. I learned a few things and met some nice people too…can’t beat that experience. I’ve easily taken 2,000 photos over the past several weeks, experimenting with different … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers and Gardening, Insects, Photography
Tagged dragonfly, impressionistic photos, photography
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My Batman Bird
After hiking and biking last weekend, I was longing to get on the water. So after my group photo shoot for my photography class on Saturday morning, Eric and I loaded up the kayaks and headed about 10 miles north … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Insects, Kayaking
Tagged cedar waxwing, crooked lake, dragonfly, kayaking
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Fleeting Beauty
Well, only eight days after I posted this, the peonies are gone….tattered petals lying in piles on the much. Another example of how the most beautiful things never last for long (autumn leaves, sunsets, rainbows). I’m keeping that in mind … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers and Gardening, Insects
Tagged dragonfly, grosbeak, rainbow, Red-bellied Woodpecker
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