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23 mm total length
Sympetrum Danae?

13 mm

10 mm

larger subpopulation at south end of bog

MTRI Second Annual Kespukwitk iNat Competition Sep 18-26, 2021

observed one male

Uncertain ID. Found growing on the bark of a very old eastern hemlock (submitted separately).

Found this guy engaged in a battle with a frog. :-)

From 'our' shoreline. About 50 flowering plants this year

Large male blue crab. Found in estuary.

Twice. From vehicle 2h apart.

The one having lunch.

On streamside rocks in small forest stream.

New for our yard list. Remarkably, both species of Spiketail posed on this same shrub the same morning.

There were bright red spheres on its underside, would those be eggs or parasites?

Calling frequently and in typical habitat. Willow Flycatcher is pretty scarce in NS and more riverine in habitat choice.

Mating

I suspect a nesting location is near. This pair were in close contact and the male (?) attempted to mate.

By Sackville River Circumference 75"=24"dbh (estimtated as 25")

scattered and well established over about 50m First found by @mtimmons early this summer. In natural riverside thicket swamp. No other potentially native records in NS.

New to me and would also be new to the project, I think. Pretty sure of ID, but would love confirmation.

@stubirdnb @jhskevington @e-aus-kanada , thoughts?

immature male

2 thalli on immature to mature Acer rubrum along shrubby lakeshore, with Punctelia rudecta, Usnea strigosa, Hypogymnia physodes

Found by a PEI school group when they came down for our Insect Bioblitz program.

freshly emerged individuals very abundant on vegetated shallow water lakeshores