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Category: Backyard habitats

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May 14May 14 Donna L. Long

Spring Blooming Plants to Attract Bumble Bees

Trout Lilies Flowers in Bloom in Early Spring. Photo by Donna L. Long.
March 19March 18 Donna L. Long

Spring Ephemerals – Early Bloomers for Your Backyard Habitat

Cedar Waxwings eating a shadbush berry.
June 5March 27 Donna L. Long

Attracting Cedar Waxwings to Your Backyard

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February 13March 26 Donna L. Long

Nature Activities for Kids and Other Beginners

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

Planning This Summer’s Backyard Habitat Garden

Egg case of the European Mantis or Praying Mantis (Mantis_religiosa)
July 13November 11 Donna L. Long

Whose Egg Case? The European Mantis (Mantis religiosa)

My community garden plot. Photo by Donna L. Long.
July 10August 26 Donna L. Long

My Garden Looks Fantastic!

American Toad (Bufo americanus) in my community garden plot. Photo by Donna L. Long.
June 8March 26 Donna L. Long

Attracting Toads to My Garden

Aster and Large Carpenter Bee (Xylcopa spp.) with new blossoms, fertiilized and blossoms going to seed of a New England Aster (Symphyotricum novae-angliae) in my garden.
September 29December 18 Donna L. Long

New England Asters, a Pollinator Magnet for Your Garden.

February 10May 4 Donna L. Long

Cavity Nesters: Birds that Use Holes in Trees

Aster and Large Carpenter Bee (Xylcopa spp.) onn a New England Aster (Symphyotricum novae-angliae) blossom in my garden.
October 31July 26 Donna L. Long

New England Asters are a Buffet for Pollinators

A Shadbush tree in my garden.
June 6June 6 Donna L. Long

Attracting Birds with Fruit Trees and Berry Plants

tree snag at Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve
August 18January 16 Donna L. Long

Snags – Homes for Animals

Great Spangled Fritillary on Echinacea purpurea
May 18April 25 Donna L. Long

What is a Naturalist’s Garden or Backyard Habitat?

Tree Sparrow Chicks
April 22April 25 Donna L. Long

Places to Raise Young – Creating Your Backyard Habitat

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