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--Apple-Mail-25-806949572 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Blake, very nice photos etc. -- regarding the amphibians, I believe you are right on for the pickerel frog, and I am forwarding this to John Gilhen for his comments on your question regarding longevity of green frogs -- I think they and bull frogs can live several years, as you are suggesting for your back-yard frog. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. Begin forwarded message: > From: Angus MacLean <cold_mac@hotmail.com> > Date: June 24, 2013 9:42:10 AM ADT > To: naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Big India Lake -- Life Plant, Life Frog, > and insect ID help needed > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Hi Blake: > > From the photos it seems your Panasonic is quite good at closeups. > > The fly is actually a bee. Note it's carrying pollen on its hind legs. > > No way to identify it from the angle of the photo but there are > many bee species that are similar. > > Angus > > From: bmaybank@gmail.com > Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 08:11:06 -0300 > Subject: [NatureNS] Big India Lake -- Life Plant, Life Frog, and > insect ID help needed > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > 22 June 2013 - Big Indian Lake Trail, HRM > > We hiked the Old St. Margaret's Bay Road trail as far as the > Prospect River crossing (at the outlet of Little Indian Lake). The > trail requires a diversion around an extensive bog, and the bridge > is gone across the Prospect River. We also went on a side trail as > far as the dam at the outlet of Big Indian Lake. > > It was sunny, but there were very few butterflies in evidence - one > swallowtail, a few azures, and an elusive skipper. No photos, alas. > > But a flowering Rosa rugosa had attracted many interesting insects, > of which I managed to photograph two. Can anyone assist with > identification? > > First up, a mating pair of beetles. > > http://flic.kr/p/eUoErh > > And now an odd fly. > > http://flic.kr/p/eUoEiA > > I managed a photo of a dragonfly, but have failed to put a name to > it. Can anyone help? > > http://flic.kr/p/eUcfda > > We later found a patch of white violets, and I took some photos. > They were Lance-leaved Violets, a life plant for me. The Flora of > NS says it is fairly common, but I have evidently failed to see > them before. Here are two photos: > > http://flic.kr/p/eUoMxj > http://flic.kr/p/eUp5My > > Martine spotted a frog, and from the photo I think it to be a > Pickerel Frog, which I have not seen before. A photo is here: > > http://flic.kr/p/eUoFqA > > My last photo is from our garden, of the largest Green Frog I have > ever seen. It is a male, with a loud call. How long lived are > Green Frogs? My sense is that this fellow has been present in our > yard for at least 4 years (he gets bigger each year). Here is his > portrait: > > http://flic.kr/p/eUoFwo > > Keep on naturalising. . . > > Blake > > > -- > Blake Maybank > White's Lake, Nova Scotia > > > My Blog: CSI: Life > Organiser, Maritimes Nature Travel Club > Author, "Birding Sites of Nova Scotia > > > > > > --Apple-Mail-25-806949572 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> Blake, very nice photos etc. -- regarding the amphibians, I believe you = are right on for the pickerel frog, and I am forwarding this to John = Gilhen for his comments on your question regarding longevity of green = frogs -- I think they and bull frogs can live several years, as you are = suggesting for your back-yard frog.<div><br></div><div>Cheers from Jim = in Wolfville. <br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">Angus MacLean <<a = href=3D"mailto:cold_mac@hotmail.com">cold_mac@hotmail.com</a>></font></= div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">June 24, 2013 9:42:10 AM = ADT</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">naturens <<a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>></f= ont></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>RE: [NatureNS] Big India Lake -- = Life Plant, Life Frog, and insect ID help needed</b></font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Reply-To: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: = normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: = normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: = none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Calibri; font-size: = 16px; "><div dir=3D"ltr">Hi Blake:<br> <br>=46rom the photos it = seems your Panasonic is quite good at closeups.<br> <br>The fly is = actually a bee. Note it's carrying pollen on its hind legs.<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><br> <br>No way = to identify it from the angle of the photo but there are many bee = species that are similar.<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><br> <br>Angus<br> = <br><div><hr id=3D"stopSpelling">From: <a = href=3D"mailto:bmaybank@gmail.com">bmaybank@gmail.com</a><br>Date: Mon, = 24 Jun 2013 08:11:06 -0300<br>Subject: [NatureNS] Big India Lake -- Life = Plant, Life Frog, and insect ID help needed<br>To: <a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br><br= ><font size=3D"4"><font face=3D"tahoma,sans-serif"><u><b>22 June 2013 - = Big Indian Lake Trail, HRM</b></u><br><br>We hiked the Old St. = Margaret's Bay Road trail as far as the Prospect River crossing (at the = outlet of Little Indian Lake). The trail requires a diversion = around an extensive bog, and the bridge is gone across the Prospect = River. We also went on a side trail as far as the dam at the = outlet of Big Indian Lake. <span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><br>It was sunny, but = there were very few butterflies in evidence - one swallowtail, a few = azures, and an elusive skipper. No photos, alas.<br><br>But a = flowering<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Rosa = rugosa</i><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>had = attracted many interesting insects, of which I managed to photograph = two. Can anyone assist with identification?<br><br>First up, a = mating pair of beetles.<br><br><a href=3D"http://flic.kr/p/eUoErh" = target=3D"_blank">http://flic.kr/p/eUoErh</a><br><br>And now an odd = fly.<br><br><a href=3D"http://flic.kr/p/eUoEiA" = target=3D"_blank">http://flic.kr/p/eUoEiA</a><br><br>I managed a photo = of a dragonfly, but have failed to put a name to it. Can anyone = help?<br><br><a href=3D"http://flic.kr/p/eUcfda" = target=3D"_blank">http://flic.kr/p/eUcfda</a><br><br>We later found a = patch of white violets, and I took some photos. They were<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style=3D"color: = rgb(102, 0, 204); "><b>Lance-leaved Violets</b></span>, a life plant for = me. The<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Flora = of NS</i><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>says it is = fairly common, but I have evidently failed to see them before. = Here are two photos:<br><br><a href=3D"http://flic.kr/p/eUoMxj" = target=3D"_blank">http://flic.kr/p/eUoMxj</a><br><a = href=3D"http://flic.kr/p/eUp5My" = target=3D"_blank">http://flic.kr/p/eUp5My</a><br><br>Martine spotted a = frog, and from the photo I think it to be a<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style=3D"color: = rgb(102, 102, 0); "><b>Pickerel Frog</b></span>, which I have not seen = before. A photo is here:<br><br><a href=3D"http://flic.kr/p/eUoFqA" = target=3D"_blank">http://flic.kr/p/eUoFqA</a><br><br>My last photo is = from our garden, of the largest<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style=3D"color: = rgb(0, 102, 0); "><b>Green Frog</b></span><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>I have ever seen. It = is a male, with a loud call. How long lived are Green Frogs? = My sense is that this fellow has been present in our yard for at least 4 = years (he gets bigger each year). Here is his portrait:<br><br><a = href=3D"http://flic.kr/p/eUoFwo" = target=3D"_blank">http://flic.kr/p/eUoFwo</a><br><br>Keep on = naturalising. . .<br><br>Blake<br><br = clear=3D"all"></font></font><br>--<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><font size=3D"4"><a = href=3D"mailto:bmaybank@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">Blake = Maybank</a><br>White's Lake, Nova Scotia<br></font><br><font = size=3D"4"><br>My Blog: <span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><a = href=3D"http://blakemaybank.com/" target=3D"_blank"><b>CSI: = Life</b></a><span class=3D"ecxwrc0" style=3D"width: 16px; padding-right: = 16px; height: 16px; "></span><span style=3D"width: 16px; padding-right: = 16px; height: 16px; "></span><span style=3D"width: 16px; padding-right: = 16px; height: 16px; "></span><span style=3D"width: 16px; padding-right: = 16px; height: 16px; "></span><span style=3D"width: 16px; padding-right: = 16px; height: 16px; "></span><span style=3D"width: 16px; padding-right: = 16px; height: 16px; 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