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A male Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) feeding in the grass. Public domain photo courtesy Ken Thomas.
March 6, 2018May 12, 2019 Donna L. Long

Identifying Birds by Color: A Collection of Photo Galleries

Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) - female. Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae) Butterfly Family. Photo by Donna Long.
June 7, 2017May 12, 2019 Donna L. Long

Identifying Common Butterflies – Photo Gallery

gill mushrooms. Photo by Donna L. Long
June 6, 2014May 12, 2019 Donna L. Long

Nature in Summer: An Overview

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail drinks nectar
May 1, 2014May 12, 2019 Donna L. Long

Butterfly Family: The Swallowtails

Great Spangled Fritillary on Echinacea purpurea
March 24, 2014May 12, 2019 Donna L. Long

A Backyard Habitat Garden: What You Need to Start One

Bee on Rhododendron in my garden
May 5, 2012May 12, 2019 Donna L. Long

Beltane – the beginning of summer

June 15, 2019June 15, 2019 Donna L. Long

Colorado Potato Beetles and How to Predict Garden Pest Infestations

American Toad (Bufo americanus) in my community garden plot. Photo by Donna L. Long.
June 8, 2019June 7, 2019 Donna L. Long

Attracting Toads to My Garden

May 25, 2019May 25, 2019 Donna L. Long

Attracting Birds, Butterflies, and Other Backyard Wildlife (book review)

American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla), male (Dover Publications)
May 18, 2019May 10, 2019 Donna L. Long

The Dawn Chorus

The enhanced pool - Tacony/Tookany-Frankord Creek Partnership, Photo by Donna L. Long.
May 11, 2019May 11, 2019 Donna L. Long

Field Trip: Jenkintown Creek and a Not Quite Vernal Pool

May 4, 2019May 3, 2019 Donna L. Long

Helpful Resources for the PBS American Spring Live Program

Spring starts on the forest floor.
April 27, 2019February 3, 2019 Donna L. Long

Nature: American Spring LIVE, premieres April 29 on PBS

amphibian larva - frog tadpoles. Photo by Donna L. Long.
April 20, 2019April 19, 2019 Donna L. Long

How to Tell Tadpoles from Salamander Larva

Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana). Photo by Donna L. Long.
April 13, 2019April 12, 2019 Donna L. Long

How Cold-Blooded Frogs Survive the Winter and Emerge in Spring

Male Morning Cloak butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa);NPS, Richard Lund,2002
April 6, 2019March 31, 2019 Donna L. Long

How Do Mourning Cloak Butterflies Fly in the Cold of Early Spring?

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