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Category: Nature in Summer

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June 12June 10 Donna L. Long

What Types of Clouds Cause Summer Rain?

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May 30October 3 Donna L. Long

June 2020 Summer Nature Almanac

Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower)
August 24June 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

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

Male American Goldfish feeding at my feeders.
June 27October 3 Donna L. Long

Summer Moons and Nature Holidays

Shadbush (Serviceberry)
June 22May 14 Donna L. Long

Seasonal Foods for Summer

gill mushrooms. Photo by Donna L. Long
June 6July 1 Donna L. Long

Nature in Summer: An Overview

Bee Balm (Monarda didyma)
July 1October 3 Donna L. Long

Naturalist News – Summer 2013

A pair of juvenile Harlequin Bugs (Murgantia histrionica)
August 7December 24 Donna L. Long

Lovely Harlequin Bugs Visit My Garden

The Sun burns bright in Space.
June 20October 3 Donna L. Long

Summer Solstice (Midsummer's Day)

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May 22February 19 Donna L. Long

A Warbler Walk in the Morning

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

Beltane – the beginning of summer

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August 29June 7 Donna L. Long

When is hurricane season?

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