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| Common Green Darner (Anax junius) |
On Saturday, August 13, The North Fork Audubon Society had its 5th Annual Family Dragonfly Day at Skipper Horton Wentworth Park in Greenport. Adults and children of all ages spent a wonderful afternoon learning all about Dragonflies. Sonomi helped children create origami dragonflies and Sarah Williams taught “All About Dragonflies”. Expert Annette DeGiovine Oliveria was on hand to help identify local dragonflies and damselflies.
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Connie Gillies (of Constant Wonder www.conniegillies.com) and GP Lane performed "edu-tainment' for the children! Through theater games and interactive music children acted out the life cycle of the magnificent dragonfly and other OVIPAROUS creatures on the North Fork, Connie performed her award winning interactive original songs, laugh and learn!
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| Needham's Skimmer (Libellula needhami) |
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| Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata) |
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"Children of all ages, armed with nets and cameras, marvelled at the wonder of nature at the North Fork Audubon Society Dragonfly Day. Each year the local chapter of the Audubon Society uses the day to teach young and old about the amazing dragonflies and damselflies found in our local ponds. Expert Annette Oliveira was on hand to tell the children how to catch the bugs and what particular species of "odonates" was caught. Some lucky children even had dragonflies land on their hands and heads."
