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Category: Backyard habitats

Eastern Carpenter Bee on kale flowers
May 20May 20 Donna L. Long

Garden Tour – May 2023

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May 14December 1 Donna L. Long

Spring Blooming Plants to Attract Bumble Bees

Trout Lilies Flowers in Bloom in Early Spring. Photo by Donna L. Long.
March 19June 23 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 13December 13 Donna L. Long

Nature Activities for Kids and Other Beginners

Donna's backyard habitat garden.
January 16January 2 Donna L. Long

Planning This Summer’s Backyard Habitat Garden

Egg case of the European Mantis or Praying Mantis (Mantis_religiosa)
July 13September 26 Donna L. Long

Whose Egg Case? The European Praying Mantis

My community garden plot. Photo by Donna L. Long.
July 10January 2 Donna L. Long

My Community Garden Plot

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

Backlight Fall New England Aster
September 29September 26 Donna L. Long

New England Asters, a Pollinator Magnet for Your Garden.

February 10April 13 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 31June 23 Donna L. Long

New England Asters are a Buffet for Pollinators

A Shadbush tree in my garden.
June 6June 23 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 18February 20 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

great spangled fritillary butterly
April 17November 30 Donna L. Long

Attracting Birds, Butterflies, and Pollinators

Female Ruby-Throated hummingbird
April 1June 23 Donna L. Long

Spring Blooming Flowers to Attract Hummingbirds

Male House Sparrow (Passer domesticus). Photo by Donna L. Long
March 27January 6 Donna L. Long

Cover: Providing Shelter in Your Backyard Habitat

stone water bath
March 26January 6 Donna L. Long

Water in Your Backyard Habitat

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

A Backyard Habitat Garden: What You Need to Start One

A cardinal feeds in my garden.
March 11November 30 Donna L. Long

How to Attract Birds to Your Garden

Nest in the Wissahickon Forest in Philadelphia
February 28November 30 Donna L. Long

Put out Nesting Materials and Nest Boxes March 1

Nest in the Wissahickon Forest in Philadelphia
March 19April 25 Donna L. Long

Choosing a Nest Box:

A Shadbush tree in my garden.
June 17June 24 Donna L. Long

Attracting Birds with a Shadbush

mammals_Female Eastern Gray Squirrel in my garden eating sunflower seeds.
October 1October 14 Donna L. Long

Squirreling Away Sunflower Seeds for the Winter

July 7October 3 Donna L. Long

Attracting Birds with Water

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My Latest Guide

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A Guide to Butterfly Life

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For the Amateur Naturalist

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Grinnell Scientific Nature Journal

A Seasonal Gardener’s Guide

A Seasonal Gardener's Handbook, Revised edition by Donna L. Long.
A Seasonal Gardener's Handbook, Revised edition by Donna L. Long.

Top Posts & Pages

  • Cavity Nesters: Birds that Use Holes in Trees
  • Choosing a Hand Lens for Nature Study
  • How to Tell Tadpoles from Salamander Larva
  • Identifying Backyard Mammals: A Photo Gallery
  • Fascinating Groundhog Facts
  • Black Swallowtail Larvae, Last of the Summer Butterflies

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Penstemon barbatus native utah to Mexico. Photo: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported

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