I’ve seen 2 different kinds in my yard this summer: light bluish-white light ones that blink or pulse, and yellow ones that light up and fly in a downwards “J” pattern. For a long time I would only see the lighter blinking ones but then one day I noticed a few of the yellow “J” making ones that I haven’t seen in a long time.
But 10-20 years ago the yellow “J” ones were most common and very abundant, and I barely recall seeing any of the lighter bluish blinkers.
I saw some walking 1 or 2 months ago. I had to stop and watch for a minute because it’s been maybe decades sense I’ve seen them irl. It was by a wooded area, so hopefully they don’t knock down those trees anytime soon. We already had some foxes ran out of their home from construction the other direction.
Man, the death of fireflies is the death of wonder. They were one of the few actual joys of growing up in the countryside.
I’ve seen 2 different kinds in my yard this summer: light bluish-white light ones that blink or pulse, and yellow ones that light up and fly in a downwards “J” pattern. For a long time I would only see the lighter blinking ones but then one day I noticed a few of the yellow “J” making ones that I haven’t seen in a long time.
But 10-20 years ago the yellow “J” ones were most common and very abundant, and I barely recall seeing any of the lighter bluish blinkers.
I saw some walking 1 or 2 months ago. I had to stop and watch for a minute because it’s been maybe decades sense I’ve seen them irl. It was by a wooded area, so hopefully they don’t knock down those trees anytime soon. We already had some foxes ran out of their home from construction the other direction.