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| Chipwich |
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| Pout Ponds, willow-herb beginning to bloom |
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| Lilium Philadelphicum |
bOn Sunday, Sam, Mari and I took Chipwich for a hike to Pout Ponds. We were happy to find some late Wood lilies...and to smell the Sweet Pepper.
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| Wood Lily |
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| Sweet Pepper, Clethra Alnifolia |
The dragonflies were the prime attraction at the Pout Ponds. Green Darners, White Tails, Twelve Spotted Skimmers all flew and darted about too quickly for me to get a photo. The Bluets and Red skimmers were also there.
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Red Skimmer
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Red Skimmer
The Biggest event was hearing a merlin calling and, while hiking through a pine copse, seeing a merlin and its mate. There must have been a nest in the pine trees ; the bird circled around and around without flying away,
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