
Author: Donna L. Long
I am a gardener, naturalist, and writer who lives in Philadelphia in the beautiful Delaware River Valley.


Arctic Birds that Visit in Winter (with video)
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Common Winter Birds Across North America

Nature Almanac February 2022

Bears Hibernate In Their Own Way

Starling Murmurations: How to Find One and When to Watch (with video)

Project FeederWatch Info, Tips, and Nature Journaling Ideas

Keeping a Winter Nature Journal with Writing Prompts

Donna’s Nature Journal – January 2022

Finding Abandoned Bird Nests

Winter Animal Signs

Choosing Field Guides (with videos)

Nature Almanac for December 2021

Storing Food for the Winter (How to Hoard)

Best Books for Nature Journal Keeping and Drawing

Foraging Black Walnuts (with video)

Nature Almanac for November 2021

Using the Pleiades as a Natural Calendar (with video)

Waterfowl Migration in Autumn

Nature Almanac for October 2021

What is the Difference Between Ducks, Swans, and Geese?

Living Life as Ceremony

Nature Almanac for September 2021

Nature Almanac for August 2021 and Aster Yellows Disease

Summer Phlox: A Pollinator Plant for Summer Heat

Mysterious Eye Disease Affecting the Birds

Identifying Two Big Common Garden Spiders

Blazing Stars Attract Pollinators and Birds to Your Garden

July 2021 Nature Almanac
