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I was standing still for over 30 minutes wearing just shorts and a T-nhirt.=
Those that know me will say that a normal person would have found it cold!=
LOL
I checked the weather from that night and the temperature was around 14=B0.=
..That was part of why it seemed so odd. it was relatively cool and it was =
definitely not humid.
Pat
On Jun 6, 2020, at 5:52 PM, David Webster wrote:
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Hi Patrick,
Did you notice whether it was unusually warm, for this time of year, th=
at evening when you saw the flashes ? One day this week, June 4 I think, th=
e yard in Kentville was swarming with a diversity of insects. More activity=
I think than I have ever seen in any location; warm, calm and lots of flow=
ers.
YT, DW, Kentville
On 6/6/2020 3:53 PM, Patrick Kelly wrote:
A good point!
I think what I should have noted was that as an amateur astronomer, I spend=
a fair bit of time outside in the dark for most of the year. Having spent =
30 years at this location, I have never seem any fireflies in June, late Ju=
ly being the earliest. If we do have a species that is an "early bird", the=
y must be having a great year!
Pat
On Jun 6, 2020, at 9:03 AM, Rick Whitman wrote:
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It's important to remember that there are at least several species. So whil=
e we may recall when the most common species comes out (whichever that is) =
we don't remember the secondary species. And populations of each species ca=
n vary a lot year to year. Our displays have always been poor compared to w=
hat you can see in the lower 2/3 of the US or the tropics.
As laypeople, we tend to talk about "blackflies", "mosquitoes", "ladybeetle=
s" or "fireflies" as if there was one species of each. This is pretty far f=
rom reality as we have a number, or many, species of each of these, as well=
as most other insects that we name generically. And, of course, with natur=
al selection EACH species has its own unique life history and time of occur=
rence throughout the 6 or 8 decent months.
Regards,
Rick.
On Fri, 5 Jun 2020 at 22:48, Patrick Kelly <Patrick.Kelly@dal.ca<mailto:Pat=
rick.Kelly@dal.ca>> wrote:
I was out around 10:30 PM last night... as I was looking for the Starlink s=
atellites to pass overhead.... On my way down to the nearby cemetery, I saw=
two flashes from a firefly.... and now there are a few flashing in my back=
yard..... I have seen fireflies here in the past, and where I grew up in Sp=
ryfield, but only in August and and even then, only on really warm still ni=
ghts.....
Is it normal for them to be active at this time of the year?
Pat
Patrick Kelly
159 Town Road
Falmouth NS B0P 1L0
Canada
(902) 472-2322
Patrick Kelly
159 Town Road
Falmouth NS B0P 1L0
Canada
(902) 472-2322
Patrick Kelly
159 Town Road
Falmouth NS B0P 1L0
Canada
(902) 472-2322
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I was standing still for over 30 minutes wearing just shorts and a T-nhirt.=
Those that know me will say that a normal person would have found it cold!=
LOL
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<p>Hi Patrick,</p>
<p> Did you notice whether it was unusually warm, for thi=
s time of year, that evening when you saw the flashes ? One day this week, =
June 4 I think, the yard in Kentville was swarming with a diversity of inse=
cts. More activity I think than I have ever seen
in any location; warm, calm and lots of flowers. <br>
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<p> YT, DW, Kentville<br>
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dal.ca">A good point!
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<div>I think what I should have noted was that as an amateur astronomer, I =
spend a fair bit of time outside in the dark for most of the year. Having s=
pent 30 years at this location, I have never seem any fireflies in June, la=
te July being the earliest. If we
do have a species that is an "early bird&am