Showing posts with label Delaware. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Delaware. Show all posts

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

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!

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

The 2011 Northeast Regional Meeting of the Dragonfly Society of the Americas was held on the Delmarva Peninsula July 14 to Sunday, July 17. The base of operations will be in Dover, Delaware at Delaware State University.

The Delmarva Peninsula includes the state of Delaware, the Eastern Shore (of the Chesapeake Bay) of Maryland, and two counties of Virginia. Except for the northernmost parts of Delaware and Maryland, this is on the Coastal Plain with elevations less than 100 feet above sea level. While the Delmarva Peninsula is largely agricultural, there are numerous state parks and other natural areas that support interesting Odonata populations and distinctive habitats. 
 
Idlywild Wildlife Management Area
 

 








Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
Southern Sprite (Nehalennia integricollis)
Southern Sprite (Nehalennia integricollis)
Jason Bried, Pam Hunt & Walter Chadwick
Jason Bried, Pam Hunt & Walter Chadwick

Yellow-sided Skimmer (Libellula flavida)
Swamp Darner (Epiaeschna heros)
Swamp Darner (Epiaeschna heros)



Blue-tipped Dancer (Argia tibialis) female
Blue-tipped Dancer (Argia tibialis)
Blue-tipped Dancer (Argia tibialis)
Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata)