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A Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) eats peanuts at a feeder in Fort Washington State Park. Photo by Donna L. Long.
January 1December 9 Donna L. Long

Words Before All Else

my journal, 18 April 2009
November 18December 9 Donna L. Long

The Nature Journal

Great Spangled Fritillary on Echinacea purpurea
March 24January 15 Donna L. Long

A Backyard Habitat Garden: What You Need to Start One

Pine cones and long, graceful pine needles
November 18December 9 Donna L. Long

Nature in Winter: An Overview

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February 20February 19 Donna L. Long

A Winter Sunrise

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February 13February 12 Donna L. Long

Nature Activities for Kids and Other Beginners

Mary Rose bud in Winter
February 6February 8 Donna L. Long

The Nor’easter, Understanding the Storm

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)
January 30January 29 Donna L. Long

Nature Almanac February 2021

Donna's backyard habitat garden.
January 16January 15 Donna L. Long

Planning This Summer’s Backyard Habitat Garden

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January 9 Donna L. Long

Winter Walk Among the Pines – Nature Journal

Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) and turtles in a pond.
January 2January 2 Donna L. Long

Nature Almanac – January 2021

Keeping a Nature Journal, 3rd ed.
December 8 Donna L. Long

New Keeping a Nature Journal 3rd ed. by Clare Walker Leslie

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December 4 Donna L. Long

A Little Winter Break Until the New Year

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November 28November 27 Donna L. Long

Nature Almanac for December 2020

Snowy Owl (courtesy USFWS)
November 21November 21 Donna L. Long

Winter Bird Migration and Irruptions (Videos)

Woolly Bear caterpillar of the Isabella Tiger Moth
November 14November 10 Donna L. Long

Stalking the Woolly Bear Caterpillar

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October 29December 9 Donna L. Long

Nature Almanac for November 2020

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

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