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Category: Animals

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 6August 9 Donna L. Long

Migrating Dragonflies

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March 12March 11 Donna L. Long

Robins, Worms, and Rain

Black Bear (Ursus americanus)
January 22September 19 Donna L. Long

Bears Hibernate In Their Own Way

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November 20July 25 Donna L. Long

Storing Food for the Winter (How to Hoard)

yellow garden spider (Argiope aurantia)
July 10July 10 Donna L. Long

Identifying Two Big Common Garden Spiders

Beaver (Castor canadensis)
March 13March 9 Donna L. Long

Beavers Are Back In Philly: Improving City Ecosystems (Video)

Woolly Bear caterpillar of the Isabella Tiger Moth
November 14December 24 Donna L. Long

Stalking the Woolly Bear Caterpillar

Differential Grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis)
October 21September 26 Donna L. Long

An Autumn Grasshopper in My Garden

Spotted Lanternfly (SLF), Lycorma delicatula (White)
July 22September 26 Donna L. Long

Make a Spotted Lantern Fly Trap

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February 19July 25 Donna L. Long

The Badger – about the Eurasian Mammal

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February 1May 3 Donna L. Long

Identifying Backyard Mammals: A Photo Gallery

North American Opossum (Didelphis virginiana) with winter coat.
November 23July 25 Donna L. Long

Virginia Opossum Facts, Lifespan, and Habitat

immature Large Milkweed Bugs (Oncopeltus fasciatus) on Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) in my garden.
October 19March 26 Donna L. Long

The Mysteries of Large Milkweed Bugs

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