Hi Jenny,
I had a similar experience yesterday late avo at Somersby industrial area on
homeward drive. A group of 20+ Needletails (maybe a lot more…) were working a
tree-lined paddock, rocketing along just a few metres above ground along a
narrow fly-way, then zooming upwards and around to some obscured, maybe distant
point for another return run. Cursing the timing of having no binocs nor camera
in the car, I nevertheless parked and walked over to the action, getting 'in
and amongst 'em', and enjoyed ten minutes in awe at the speed and freakish
control they maintained, like some sort of futuristic prototype jet-fighters.
Occasionally close enough for an impressive 'whoosh'. Wow.
Jenny - re your other recent post, the fireflies are peaking in the vicinity of
Forest of Tranquility - which is adjacent to my place. But don't expect too
much, they are a far cry from the 'lightening bugs' that characterise US summer
evenings for nature-loving kids of all ages. These are very small, in low
density, and not really that luminescent.
John Weigel
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