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Across the Fence:  Amazing! Swarms of dragon flies?  |
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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 Posted - Sep 12 2011 : 06:16:19 AM
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I was busy cleaning yesterday, enjoying these days of with the windows wide open, curtains billowing and I just happened to look out into the front yard and my eye caught, what I thought was 2 or 3 hummingbirds duking it out in the air (not uncommon for the males)...but then I looked closer and saw hundreds of them...but they were dragonflies!!!! Flying back and forth, in circles, hovering just over my front yard. I even went out and stood in the middle of them, and they didn't dissipate or move on?!! It was incredible, the blues and greens and golds of the vibrant bodies, the sound of their wings as they flew by me. And they stayed out there for at least 3 hours before moving on up to the neighbors yard.
Has anyone seen this before? They didn't appear to be eating anything, what do you think they were doing?
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Lieberkim
True Blue Farmgirl
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Kimberly
Sunnyside
WASHINGTON
USA
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Posted - Sep 12 2011 : 06:55:00 AM
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COOL! No idea what was going on but what an experience!!
Excuse the mess & the noise, my children are making happy memories |
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StrawHouseRanch
True Blue Farmgirl
1044 Posts
Paula
Holt
Missouri
USA
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Posted - Sep 12 2011 : 06:56:52 AM
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The ones around us come out right before sunset and are thick, swooping and diving over the house and pasture. Our friends came by in the early evening the other day and witnessed it. They were in awe, because it is just something you don't see in town, I guess. It appears to be a mid-late summer thing.
Paula
Farmgirl Sister #3090
A Beehive is the ultimate Home Sweet Home
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
Posted - Sep 12 2011 : 06:58:57 AM
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I've been doing a little reasearch on line, Kim and it's apparently quite rare, but this week alone, there have been swarm sightings all over Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia and now, I guess, Kentucky. I filled out a sight form online, for this science site, describing weather conditions, how long they swarmed, etc. They really don't know "why"...but I feel like I'm privvy to a secret from Mother Nature! I even brought my 2 year old out with me, and held her in the center of the swarm. She kept putting her hand out, inviting them to land on her :) They didn't, they were MUCH too busy!!!
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
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Annika
USA
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Posted - Sep 12 2011 : 08:35:34 AM
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OOO!!! Jonni, that sounds just so magical! I love dragonflies and am even considering a small dragonfly tattoo =P How lucky you are to have been in the right place at the right time! How Beautiful!
Annika
Farmgirl & sister #13
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. ~Leonardo DaVinci
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Penny Wise
True Blue Farmgirl
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Margo
Elyria
OH
USA
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Posted - Sep 12 2011 : 08:51:41 AM
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we have had a lot of them but no swarms either- how cool!!!!!
Farmgirl # 2139
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Sep 12 2011 : 09:01:36 AM
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It was amazing! I'll put in one or two pictures of them, but that was all I was able to catch--they were moving soooo fast!
Musings from our family in the Bluegrass http://sweetvioletmae.blogspot.com/ |
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AmethystRose
True Blue Farmgirl
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Rosemary
Huntingdon
PA
USA
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Posted - Sep 12 2011 : 1:12:38 PM
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My husband commented this past weekend on the unusually large number of dragonflies here.
We're in central Pennsylvania. |
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Sep 12 2011 : 1:19:09 PM
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Yes, also Pennsylvania, Rosemary. I actually filled out a "swarm sighting" form online for a science website associated with a university, and in the last week, Pennsylvania has seen many swarms.
Musings from our family in the Bluegrass http://sweetvioletmae.blogspot.com/ |
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City Chick
True Blue Farmgirl
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Deb
Chattanooga
TN
USA
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KathyC
True Blue Farmgirl
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Kathy
Gastonia
NC
USA
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Posted - Sep 12 2011 : 6:15:49 PM
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They are such magical little creatures, hope they're coming my way. I'll keep my eyes open.
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pinokeeo
True Blue Farmgirl
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Phyllis
Oregon
USA
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Posted - Sep 14 2011 : 09:46:30 AM
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Oooo. That must have been so awesome and inspiring to be part of. I love dragonflies and I never see enough of them.
BTW, if you have water nearby they might be after the mosquitos. They love mosquitos.
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hsmommel
True Blue Farmgirl
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Melissa
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Posted - Sep 14 2011 : 6:53:30 PM
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We've had that same thing happen three summers ago. It is incredible! We've had it on a lesser scale the past two summers now. Don't know what or why, I just sit back and enjoy God's amazing work.
"What you do speaks so loudly I can't hear what you are saying." -- Benjamin Franklin |
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