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A male Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) feeding in the grass. Public domain photo courtesy Ken Thomas.
March 6September 24 Donna L. Long

Identifying Birds by Color: A Collection of Photo Galleries

A Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) eats peanuts at a feeder in Fort Washington State Park. Photo by Donna L. Long.
January 1July 7 Donna L. Long

Words Before All Else

my journal, 18 April 2009
November 18September 24 Donna L. Long

The Nature Journal

September 17October 3 Donna L. Long

Nature in Autumn: An Overview

October 24October 23 Donna L. Long

Sassafras Trees for Attracting Birds, Butterflies, and Moths

Differential Grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis)
October 21October 21 Donna L. Long

An Autumn Grasshopper in My Garden

White Snakeroot (Ageratina altissima) with dead Bumle bee in my garden.
October 3October 3 Donna L. Long

Nature Almanac for October 2020

Mystery bird on the Atlantic Ocean. Photo by Donna L. Long.
September 30September 30 Donna L. Long

Mystery Bird in the Middle of the Atlantic Ocean

Monarch (Danaus plexippus) butterfly larvae muching on Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) leaf in my back garden.
September 24 Donna L. Long

Early Autumn Butterflies in My Garden

Spotted Lanternfly (SLF), Lycorma delicatula (White)
September 16September 11 Donna L. Long

Getting Rid of the Spotted Lanternfly (with Videos)

goldenrod and insects: Bumblebee on Goldenrod
August 15August 14 Donna L. Long

Attracting Pollinators with the Goldenrods

August 1October 3 Donna L. Long

August 2020 Nature Almanac

Spotted Lanternfly (SLF), Lycorma delicatula (White)
July 22July 21 Donna L. Long

Make a Spotted Lantern Fly Trap

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus). Swallowtail butterfly family. Photo by Donna L. Long.
July 4February 8 Donna L. Long

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly: How to Indentify and Find Them.

The Sun burns bright in Space.
June 20May 18 Donna L. Long

Change is Coming

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May 30October 3 Donna L. Long

June 2020 Summer Nature Almanac

view of mountains Smoky Mountains National Park and Blue Ridge Parkway
April 15February 19 Donna L. Long

Colonialism vs. Conservation: National Parks and Indigenous Peoples

Planet Earth - Home
April 8January 30 Donna L. Long

What are Indigenous Environmental Justice Issues?

Wissahickon Creek at the end of its' run.
March 11October 3 Donna L. Long

How to Photograph Moving Water

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