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American Crow in grain field.
December 3November 4 Donna L. Long

American Crows

Winter Eastern Carpenter Bee
November 26November 25 Donna L. Long

Nature Almanac December 2022

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November 19November 30 Donna L. Long

What Do Raptors (Birds of Prey) Eat?

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November 12November 12 Donna L. Long

Hibernation is Suspended Animation

November 5November 16 Donna L. Long

Nature Almanacs and Calendars for 2023

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October 29November 27 Donna L. Long

November 2022 Nature Almanac

Planet Earth - Home
October 15October 15 Donna L. Long

Space: No Longer an Option?

Travelling Black Swallowtail butterfly larvae
October 9October 10 Donna L. Long

Black Swallowtail Larvae, Last of the Summer Butterflies

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September 24November 16 Donna L. Long

October 2022 Nature Almanac

Red MapleTree (Acer rubrum) leaf. Photo by Donna L. Long.
September 17December 1 Donna L. Long

The Autumnal Equinox and Fall Begins

Juvenile Red Fox
September 10September 10 Donna L. Long

Red Foxes (Vulpes vulpes)

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August 19September 7 Donna L. Long

Identifying the Blue Dasher Dragonfly

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August 17August 16 Donna L. Long

Butterfly Life Now on Sale

Thin-leaved Coneflower (Rudbeckia triloba) Photo by Donna L. Long
August 13August 13 Donna L. Long

Rudbeckias (Coneflowers) for Hot and Sunny Sites

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August 6August 9 Donna L. Long

Migrating Dragonflies

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