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There were many nature highlights in 2010, Derek, but some special observations for me in NS were some large beautiful moths. There was a Polyphemous Moth in Shelburne at the entry to Tim Horton's around 11pm the evening of April 7th. I also took pictures of a Luna drying its wings in Annapolis Royal on July 7th at noon time, and I saw Cecropia (Robin Moths) in several locations in June and July. I learned that what I thought was a dead insect was the exuvium (cast exoskeleton) of a stonefly (Plecoptera). What I thought was a small white moth was actually a dragonfly ( Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia).Thanks to Dave McCorquodale, Chris Majka, yourself and to all the wonderful resource people who are on naturens. So much to learn! My one resolution for this year is to make more careful nature notes, and save my pictures by date. Happy New Year, Everyone. On 12/31/2010 3:58 PM, D W Bridgehouse wrote: > Hello fellow NatureNS participants - > > I am inviting everyone to share some of their best fauna/flora observations > /stories/hilites from this 2010. Whether you observed it yourself or got > it 2nd hand we'd all be interested in hearing/reading about your faunal or > floral observation/hilite of the year! > > I would like to start out and say that my personal highlite of 2010 was a > seldom seen sphinx moth called the Great Ash Sphinx (Sphinx chersis) in SW > Nova in Queens Co this past summer. In birding circles this was a "lifer" > for me J > > > > Happy New > > > > ****************** > > Derek W. Bridgehouse > > > > "Night hath a thousand eyes." - Lyly, c.1589 > > > >
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