May 22 - Warmington Road

Ebony Jewelwing Damselfly

Our next stop was John Glenn Grove on Warmington Road in Massillon. Here I was attacked by a butterfly, and we spotted a pair of Indigo Buntings, correctly identified by Kay, who had never seen one before in her life. We also saw some cedar waxwings frolicking through the trees. The lushness of the section of trail was phenomenal, and it almost obscured areas of the canal that we had enjoyed seeing on past outings. We photographed a beautiful black dragonfly, who was willing to pose for us.

Update, September 9, 2010:  Now that we know a little bit more about identifying insects, we know that what we saw was not actually a dragonfly, but a damselfly!