Well, we got our answer. It looks like those odd looking eggs weren’t a problem after all, at least this time, and at least for now.
I just discovered these two, freshly hatched, at sundown tonight. Granny was positively apoplectic when she saw me, yelling “Get off my lawn!” quite hysterically, so I had to skedaddle before I could even see if they were moving.
But no matter what the future holds for these two, I’m glad they got to spend this beautiful early summer evening in Barnegat Light. It really felt like summer tonight; and not just because of the bugs.
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