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Category: Nature in Summer

Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower)
August 24August 23 Donna L. Long

Summer Blooming Native Flowers

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)

Yellowjackets nest in the tree in front of my house.
September 20February 15 Donna L. Long

The Yellowjackets And The Squirrels

Male American Goldfish feeding at my feeders.
June 27February 15 Donna L. Long

Summer Moons and Nature Holidays

Shadbush (Serviceberry)
June 22August 26 Donna L. Long

Seasonal Foods for Summer

gill mushrooms. Photo by Donna L. Long
June 6July 22 Donna L. Long

Nature in Summer: An Overview

Bee Balm (Monarda didyma)
July 1August 26 Donna L. Long

Naturalist News – Summer 2013

The Sun burns bright in Space.
June 20 Donna L. Long

Summer Solstice (Midsummer's Day)

Bee on Rhododendron in my garden
May 5July 22 Donna L. Long

Beltane – the beginning of summer

cumulonimbus clouds
August 29 Donna L. Long

When is hurricane season?

August 28February 15 Donna L. Long

Lessons from a Hurricane

Dog-Day Cicada (Tibien canicularis). This annual cicada lives in cities, suburbs and woodlands and forests. The adults don't feed. Males attract females with a loud buzzing on late spring and summer days. Photo by Donna L. Long
August 5February 15 Donna L. Long

Dog-day Cicadas

Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus) - 2
September 8 Donna L. Long

Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly – Life Cycle

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) in my garden on spent Purple Coneflower seed head
September 1February 15 Donna L. Long

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail on Purple Coneflower – Attracting Butterflies

White Swamp Rose Mallow (Hibiscus palustris). Photo by Donna L. Long.
August 20July 22 Donna L. Long

Summer Blooming Native Plants in Philadelphia

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