insect time

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This is the time of the year when bird activity slows down. Most have finished raising their families and the parents need to put back on some weight and molt into their non-breeding plumage which takes a lot of time and energy and pushing through pin feathers is not a comfortable thing to do.

So many ever-on-the-search naturalists turn to the local insects which just so happen to be most active during the heat of summer. 

Luckily there are several good field guides to help you learn what you are seeing or hearing. 

Betty Thompson recently sent me three photos of dragonflies. 

And myself? I will be doing three local talks that include two Science Cafés for David Spakes about those buzzing bubbas up in the trees: the chunky cicadas!

Many thanks, Betty!

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