Ten Species – Ninety Minutes
This afternoon with the temperature in the 70s F, sunny skies and no wind (i.e. ideal odeing weather) I spent an hour and a half (5:00 to 6:30 PM) photographing
Category: Odes
Mostly Meadowhawks
Late this afternoon I wandered our yard just to see what was “out and about”. The temperature was in the upper 70s F and the skies clear. It was late
American Rubyspots
The American Rubyspot is a fairly rare but spectacular damselfly. Yesterday, I headed to Hollis, NH one of the two sites*, that I am aware of, where rubyspots are present.
Down By The River
That would be the Contootook River! Late yesterday afternoon I spent about two and a half hours odeing on the Contoocook River by the paper mill in Bennington, New Hampshire…
Another Round of Odes
Late yesterday afternoon I walked the half-mile to Castor Lane (the road through the Harris Center Chenoa property) to look for odes. The temperature was in the upper 70s F
More Odes, Finally
Yesterday (and the day before) were the only sunny days we have had in months. (At least it seems that way!). I spent several hours yesterday afternoon photographing odes over
Late June Odes
On Thursday (22 July 2023) afternoon I carved out about ninety minutes (from 4:30-6:00 PM) for some odeing and took a walk down Hattie Brown Road. The logging operation there
Sunday Odes (+ Two Surprises)
Late this morning with the skies partly cloudy and the temperature near 80 F, I made the short drive to the Cilley Family Forest in Greenfield. One of my favorite
First Odes – 2023
Late this afternoon (about five) I finally made some time to photograph the odes in our yard. I spent only about twenty minutes with camera in hand. The temperature was