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Index of Subjects --001a1145f550eeac33055c8c2218 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Bev, I too saw some dragonflies this afternoon at Sandy Lake Park, HRM. As best as I can tell, they were Autumn Meadowhawks, *Sympetrum vicinum*, so not an unusual observation. Ron On Fri, Oct 27, 2017 at 1:11 PM, Stephen Shaw <srshaw@dal.ca> wrote: > Hi Bev, > We have also been particularly plagued this year with the small black > flies in the kitchen around fruit. I trap them to suppress them, though > their numbers have recently dropped off. They are larger, darker and mo= re > stripey than the famous research fruit fly/vinegar fly Drosophila > melanogaster, also common earlier this year. Unsure of the species, I pu= t > a few images on Bugguide, which came back ID=E2=80=99d as yet another fly= of the > same genus, Drosophila hydei. They are easy to rear in the same way as > melanogaster, and it appears from info on-line that some people do this i= n > order to feed them to their collections of tiny frogs. > Steve > > On Oct 27, 2017, at 12:49 PM, bev wigney <bkwigney@gmail.com> wrote: > > > This morning, at around 11 a.m., while on my way between Port Wade and > Granville Ferry, I say a largish salamander in lively looking marching > mode, crossing the highway - this was maybe 2 km. before reaching Granvil= le > Ferry. I could not stop as it was a very unsafe curve, so don't know the > species. However, interesting to see one out and about > > Also worthy ofmention. I am still seeing dragonflies around my place a= t > Round Hill. The are very active and quick and so I have not been able to > see or photograph them up close for an ID, but they appear to be dark blu= e > - of good size - so I am thinking a Darner of some sort. They are probab= ly > hunting the rather annoying little flies that are much attracted to fruit= - > seem like fruit flies, actually. I have noticed them around whenever I a= m > cooking outdoors, which is most of the time. Anyhow, I think those are o= n > the menu for the dragonflies as they fly around the garden, occasionally > approaching the barbecue to nab a few of the small flies. > > Still seeing Turkey Vultures cruising the skiy above my place. > > Had a Red-tailed Hawk do a very sharp stall and tight circle quite low > over the front lawn last week - apparently startled by my folk art whale > weathervane on the tower roof. If then gave it a close look while slowly > passing over the roof of my house. > > > > bev wigney > > Round Hill, NS > > > > --=20 Ronald G. Arsenault Halifax, Nova Scotia --001a1145f550eeac33055c8c2218 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">Hi = Bev,=C2=A0</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"text-indent:5px"><br>= </div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"text-indent:5px">I too saw some= dragonflies this afternoon at Sandy Lake Park, HRM.=C2=A0 As best as I can= tell, they were Autumn Meadowhawks, <i>Sympetrum vicinum</i>, so not an un= usual observation.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"text-indent:5= px"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"text-indent:5px">Ron</d= iv></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, = Oct 27, 2017 at 1:11 PM, Stephen Shaw <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mail= to:srshaw@dal.ca" target=3D"_blank">srshaw@dal.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br>= <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi Bev,<br> We have also been particularly plagued this year with the small black flies= in the kitchen around fruit.=C2=A0 I trap them to suppress them, though th= eir numbers have recently dropped off.=C2=A0 =C2=A0They are larger, darker = and more stripey than the famous research fruit fly/vinegar fly Drosophila = melanogaster, also common earlier this year.=C2=A0 Unsure of the species, I= put a few images on Bugguide, which came back ID=E2=80=99d as yet another = fly of the same genus, Drosophila hydei.=C2=A0 They are easy to rear in the= same way as melanogaster, and it appears from info on-line that some peopl= e do this in order to feed them to their collections of tiny frogs.<br> Steve<br> <div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=3D"h5"><br> On Oct 27, 2017, at 12:49 PM, bev wigney <<a href=3D"mailto:bkwigney@gma= il.com">bkwigney@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br> <br> > This morning, at around 11 a.m., while on my way between Port Wade and= Granville Ferry, I say a largish salamander in lively looking marching mod= e, crossing the highway - this was maybe 2 km. before reaching Granville Fe= rry.=C2=A0 I could not stop as it was a very unsafe curve, so don't kno= w the species.=C2=A0 However, interesting to see one out and about<br> > Also worthy ofmention.=C2=A0 I am still seeing dragonflies around my p= lace at Round Hill.=C2=A0 The are very active and quick and so I have not b= een able to see or photograph them up close for an ID, but they appear to b= e dark blue - of good size - so I am thinking a Darner of some sort.=C2=A0 = They are probably hunting the rather annoying little flies that are much at= tracted to fruit - seem like fruit flies, actually.=C2=A0 I have noticed th= em around whenever I am cooking outdoors, which is most of the time.=C2=A0 = Anyhow, I think those are on the menu for the dragonflies as they fly aroun= d the garden, occasionally approaching the barbecue to nab a few of the sma= ll flies.<br> > Still seeing Turkey Vultures cruising the skiy above my place.<br> > Had a Red-tailed Hawk do a very sharp stall and tight circle quite low= over the front lawn last week - apparently startled by my folk art whale w= eathervane on the tower roof.=C2=A0 If then gave it a close look while slow= ly passing=C2=A0 over the roof of my house.<br> ><br> > bev wigney<br> > Round Hill, NS<br> ><br> <br> </div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br>= <div class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir= =3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr">Ronald G. Arsenault<br>Halifax, Nova Scotia<= /div></div></div></div> </div> --001a1145f550eeac33055c8c2218--
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