Sunday, July 31, 2011

Mashomack Preserve: The Nature Conservancy, Shelter Island

The Mashomack Preserve is run by the Nature Conservancy. It has nearly 2,100 acres of diverse habitats. The Preserve contains many natural habitats that plants and animals need to survive.


Mashomack Preserve Visitor's Center





Snowy Egret
Garter Snake
Bass Creek - Shelter Island, NY
Bass Creek - Shelter Island, NY
Diana VanBuren

Bass Creek - Shelter Island, NY
Bass Creek - Shelter Island, NY
Bass Creek - Shelter Island, NY
Bass Creek - Shelter Island, NY
Bass Creek - Shelter Island, NY
Bass Creek - Shelter Island, NY







Thursday, July 28, 2011

2011 North East Regional Dragonfly Society of the Americas Annual Convention: Group Photo

NEDSA 2011 Group Photo at the Abbott's Mill Nature Center Barbeque


Left to Right:

Sitting: Meena Haribal, Rick Cheicante, Noah Kevern, Pam Hunt, Linda LaPan, Kenneth Larsen, Michael Ready

1st Row Standing: Melissa Sanchez-Herrera, Manpreet Kholi, Liz Bellare, Gene Scarpulla, Marcia Watson, Annette DeGiovine Oliveira, Joanne Solem, Bob Solem, Joshua Rose, Ted Mack, Richard Groover

2nd Row Standing:  Don Miller, Kitt Heckscher, Kimberly Plank, Jon Kevern, Jason Beal, Larry Potter, Dan Irizarry, Hal White, James White, Richard Orr, Phil Bowman

Cat in front on grass: Samara

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

I have Two Dragonfly Day Events Coming Up in August - Join Us!

Public Program

Saturday, August 6, 11-12:30pm

Mashomack Preserve
Shelter Island, NY

Catching Dragonflies!


Have you ever caught a dragonfly? It's harder then it looks! Come to Sanctuary Pond at Mashomack and meet Annette Oliveira, a dragonfly expert, who will teach us about these beautiful, mosquito-eating, sparklingly colored flying marvals! We'll see if we can find species with such enthralling names as Saddlebags, Amberwings, Pondhawks and Dragonlets. Nets will be provided. Raindate: Sunday, August 7, 11-12:30pm.

Programs at Mashomack require pre-registration. Programs are free to members of the The Nature Conservancy, $5 for non-members, unless otherwise noted. Participation is limited to 20 children. Call the Mashomack office at 631-749-1001 for further information or e-mail us at mashomackpreserve@tnc.org. 

For further information on Mashomack please visit their program schedule Here!

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Public Program

5th Annual
Family Dragonfly Day

 Saturday, August 13, 2011 - 1:00pm
(raindate: August 14, 2011 - 1:00pm)

Location
Skipper Horton Wentworth Park
72250 Main Road
Greenport, Ny 11944

Please be sure to join us for our 5th Annual Family Dragonfly Day at Skipper Horton Park (just east of St. Peter's Lutheran Church) in Greenport. As always, Annette Oliveira will be on hand to help you identify the local "odonates" (dragonflies and damselflies) that breed and feed at the ponds here. You'll have a unique opportunity to closely observe these beautiful insects and will leave with your own personal Dragonfly and Damselfly checklist of the species you see that day. A wonderful way to spend the afternoon for adults and children of all ages. Crafts, story-telling, refreshments. $5 per person; $20 for families of 4 or more includes a one year membership to the NFAS. 

For more information about this event, go to our website, www.northforkaudubon.org or contact Diana Van Buren at northforkaudubon@mac.com or call 917-623-5373


Monday, July 25, 2011

2011 North East Regional Dragonfly Society of the Americas Annual Convention: Part II

Christian Park, Maryland - Choptank River




Choptank River, Christian Park, Maryland









Hal White
Blue-fronted Dancer (Argia apicalis)

Dragonfly mimic: Robber fly
Blue-tipped Dancers (Argia tibialis) tandem pair
Stream Bluet (Enallagma exsulans) male
Stream Bluet (Enallagma exsulans) female
Christian River, Maryland
Sparkling Jewelwing (Calopteryx dimidiata)
Sparkling Jewelwing (Calopteryx dimidiata)
Dragonhunters (Hagenius brevistylus) wheel position
Clubtail
Abbott's Nature Center
Abbott's Nature Center
Abbott's Nature Center Barbeque

Carolina Mantis (Stagmomantis carolina)

Carolina Mantis (Stagmomantis carolina)

Dragonfly Jai Alai - the first one to net it Wins!  Any size or length net is legal!

The Prize: Fine-lined Emerald (Somatochlora filosa) female

Now for the photo ops!  [Fine-lined Emerald (Somatochlora filosa) female]

The Emerald stays and poses for numerous photos! But I think it is because it was exhausted from evading the nets!

Last of the photos! Time to eat!