Last August, I decided to take myself away from my business for a few hours. I was thinking of going to Brigantine again but decided that instead of birds, I might look for Odonata (affectionately known as “odes”)…dragonflies and damselflies. There are two really good locations within just a few minutes’ drive from here, and I chose the one less traveled (by me) so far this year. So I drove to Rutgers Gardens in New Brunswick just over the border from East Brunswick.

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