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Category: Nature in Spring

warbler rests during migration on the deck of a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean.
August 31August 26 Donna L. Long

Bird Migration Facts

American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla), male (Dover Publications)
May 18May 10 Donna L. Long

The Dawn Chorus

The enhanced pool - Tacony/Tookany-Frankord Creek Partnership, Photo by Donna L. Long.
May 11May 11 Donna L. Long

Field Trip: Jenkintown Creek and a Not Quite Vernal Pool

Spring starts on the forest floor.
April 27February 3 Donna L. Long

Nature: American Spring LIVE, premieres April 29 on PBS

amphibian larva - frog tadpoles. Photo by Donna L. Long.
April 20April 19 Donna L. Long

How to Tell Tadpoles from Salamander Larva

Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana). Photo by Donna L. Long.
April 13April 12 Donna L. Long

How Cold-Blooded Frogs Survive the Winter and Emerge in Spring

Male Morning Cloak butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa);NPS, Richard Lund,2002
April 6November 17 Donna L. Long

How Do Mourning Cloak Butterflies Fly in the Cold of Early Spring?

March 30August 26 Donna L. Long

Why are the First Flowers of Spring Often White or Yellow?

Spring starts on the forest floor.
March 23March 29 Donna L. Long

Spring Starts from the Ground Up

Skunk Cabbage in vernal pool. Crosswicks Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary. Photo by Donna L. Long.
March 9March 4 Donna L. Long

Vernal Pools

Trout Lilies Flowers in Bloom in Early Spring. Photo by Donna L. Long.
March 2March 19 Donna L. Long

Trout Lilies are Early Spring Ephemerals

Female moose and calf standing and browsing in the snow. Public domain?USFWS.
January 19January 18 Donna L. Long

How Can Moose Stand in Snow and Their Feet Not Freeze?

Northern Blue Flag
May 27November 11 Donna L. Long

Spring Blooming Native Plants Photo Gallery

June 11February 15 Donna L. Long

A Lavender Afro

Northern Blue Flag
May 24February 15 Donna L. Long

Northern Blue Flag in full bloom. 

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