The ode season is off to its usual slow start in the Monadnock region.<\/p>\n
Ten days ago (on Sunday, 10 May) I noticed a single yellow (i.e. an immature male or female) Hudsonian Whiteface. The next day, I saw another single individual.<\/p>\n
By the end of the week, there were dozens of individuals sunning themselves on the driveway and the road and a few of the males were beginning to turn red. Small numbers of female Chalk-fronted Corporals had also appeared.<\/p>\n
This past weekend (15 – 16 May) , I observed a couple of Hudsonian Whiteface mating wheels on the wing. Thus, the season progresses.<\/p>\n
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This morning (Wed., 20 May) dawned chilly (temperature in the 50’s) and breezy. I had thoughts of heading down to the lake to look for emerging odes, but decided against it based on the weather.<\/p>\n
Mid-morning, Joan had\u00a0some business to attend to down at the public beach. When she arrived there she called me to say that there was an eclosing nymph on the beach shed.<\/p>\n
I arrived at the beach shortly thereafter and we discovered a number (all of the same species, probably a skimmer or an emerald; but don’t quote me!) of shed exuvia on the tree trunks as well as a couple of nymphs still scaling their chosen tree.<\/p>\n
Shows you how much I know!<\/p>\n
When she got back to the house, Joan headed down to the garden. A short time later, I was summoned down to the garden because she\u00a0had discovered a dragonfly, \u00a0probably an immature male American Emerald, perched on the ground.<\/p>\n
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