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When I was a child, I remember throwing handfuls of sand at these so as to down them.<\/p>\n
I now consider the Shadow Darner (this is a male) to be one of the great delights of the late summer. They relentlessly patrol the shoreline for all manner of other flying insects and are voracious when encountering them.<\/p>\n
How could anyone (other than a callow youth) not revel in the flight of a darner?<\/p>\n
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When I was a child, I remember throwing handfuls of sand at these so as to down them. I now consider the Shadow Darner (this is a male) to be one of the great delights of the late summer. … Continue reading