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Steve's "rant" & other comments center on the weather we have experienced t=
his spring & fall. However:
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I have been photographing insects since 2005. I recall thinking during the =
first two years that this was a great hobby=2C insects wherever one looked =
so that some days I took 300-400 photos. Then numbers started declining....=
so much so that in the past few years I consider it a good day to get 5-10=
useful photos (excluding honey bees which are numerous here in the Valley)=
.=20
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I am certain that some people still find high insect populations in their a=
rea. For instance I have found that in northern Cape Breton=2C there are mo=
re insects & in particular=2C populations of Bumble Bees.
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We do have good comparative data re birds & the Butterfly Atlas will collec=
t much useful data too=2C albeit somewhat late. There may be similar studie=
s of other groups although the only specific study that comes to mind is th=
at of Bumble Bees where data has been collected over a number of years (fol=
lowed by disturbing analysis!). Are there others?
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As birders we sometimes thought how exciting it must have been to be birdin=
g in the forties through early fifties when populations were said to be abu=
ndant. I wish now I had started my "new" hobby a few years or perhaps decad=
es earlier!
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Likely in 20 years from now=2C people will look at insect photos on the Net=
& think (similar to the Eskimo Curlew).."Gee=2C I wish I had seen that".=20
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Angus
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I have been photographing insects since 2005. I recall thinking during the =
first two years that this was a great hobby=2C insects wherever one looked =
so that some days I took 300-400 photos. Then numbers started declining....=
so much so that in the past few years I consider it a good day to get 5-10=
useful photos (excluding honey bees which are numerous here in the Valley)=
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 =3B<BR>
I am certain that some people still find high insect populations in their a=
rea. For instance I have found that in northern Cape Breton=2C there are mo=
re insects &=3B in particular=2C populations of Bumble Bees.<BR>
 =3B<BR>
We do have good comparative data re birds &=3B the Butterfly Atlas will =
collect much useful data too=2C albeit =3Bsomewhat late. There may be&n=
bsp=3Bsimilar studies of =3Bother groups although =3Bthe only speci=
fic study that comes to mind is that of Bumble Bees =3Bwhere =3Bdat=
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s!). Are there others?<BR>
 =3B<BR>
As birders we sometimes thought how exciting it must have been to be birdin=
g in the forties through early fifties when populations were said to =
=3Bbe abundant. I wish now I had started my "new" hobby a few years or perh=
aps decades earlier!<BR>
 =3B<BR>
Likely in 20 years from now=2C people will look at insect photos on the Net=
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