[NatureNS] Ebony jewelwing damselfly

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One of my favourites too, Paul. They do well along the wilder parts of the
Gaspereau River. I have a pretty nice photo of this one that folks might
enjoy.

https://rickwhitman.smugmug.com/Nature/Insects/i-r2j8h6n/A

Rick W.

On Sat, 27 Jun 2020 at 09:29, rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca <
rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:

> Hi All
> Yesterday was Jewelwing day. I went for a walk
> on a path in Keji. The path leads to a stream and is
> quite overgrown.
> All along the way Ebony Jewelwing Damsel Flies were present.
> A few at spots where the sun got through the canopy of trees
> up to 8 - 10 at the stream. One never knows if it is a good year
> for them or if I just happened along at the best time.
> One pair were perched along the path in a sun lite spot on a fern.
> The male darted out and grabbed a mosquito and went back to the fern
> for his lunch. The female darted out also but I didn't see what she had for
> lunch but she came back to her perch.
> There was no shortage of lunch!
> A bear had extruded a couple of piles of yesterday's goodies along
> the way. I was hoping to meet him or her but no luck. Found a cool spot
> for a snooze likely.
> A great day - Enjoy the summer
> Paul
>
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">One of my favourites too, Paul. They do w=
ell along the wilder parts of the Gaspereau River. I have a pretty nice pho=
to of this one that folks might enjoy.<div><br></div><div><a href=3D"https:=
//rickwhitman.smugmug.com/Nature/Insects/i-r2j8h6n/A">https://rickwhitman.s=
mugmug.com/Nature/Insects/i-r2j8h6n/A</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Rick=
 W.</div></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=
=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, 27 Jun 2020 at 09:29, <a href=3D"mailto:rita.paul@n=
s.sympatico.ca">rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca</a> &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:rita.pa=
ul@ns.sympatico.ca">rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><bloc=
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  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:12pt">Hi All</span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:12pt">Yesterday was Jewelwing day. I went for a=
 walk</span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:12pt">on a path in Keji. The path leads to a st=
ream and is</span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:12pt">quite overgrown.=C2=A0</span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:12pt">All along the way Ebony Jewelwing Damsel =
Flies were present.</span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:12pt">A few at spots where the sun got through =
the canopy of trees</span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:medium">up to 8 - 10 at the stream. One never k=
nows if it is a good year</span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:medium">for them or if I just happened along at=
 the best time.</span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:medium">One pair were perched along the path in=
 a sun lite spot on a fern.</span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:medium">The male darted out and grabbed a mosqu=
ito and went back to the fern</span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:medium">for his lunch. The female darted out al=
so but I didn&#39;t see what she had for</span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:medium">lunch but she came back to her perch.</=
span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:medium">There was no shortage of lunch!</span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:medium">A bear had extruded a couple of piles o=
f yesterday&#39;s goodies along</span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:medium">the way. I was hoping to meet him or he=
r but no luck. Found a cool spot</span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:medium">for a snooze likely.</span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:medium">A great day - Enjoy the summer</span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:medium">Paul</span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:medium">=C2=A0</span>
  </div>
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