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Category: Seasons

Closeup of Great Horned Owl
January 7January 7 Donna L. Long

Owl Prowl: Great Horned Owls

Winter sunrise with crescent Moon.
December 31February 10 Donna L. Long

January 2023 Nature Almanac

Northbourne: summer solstice sunset (3)
December 21December 26 Donna L. Long

Celebrating the Winter Solstice (with videos)

setting Sun Stonehenge at the Winter Solstice
December 17December 26 Donna L. Long

Winter Solstice Arrives (with video)

A hazel dormouse or common dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) during hibernation
November 12November 12 Donna L. Long

Hibernation is Suspended Animation

autumn in natural world cover
October 12April 4 Donna L. Long

Autumn in the Natural World (PDF and Paperback)

Red MapleTree (Acer rubrum) leaf. Photo by Donna L. Long.
September 17January 2 Donna L. Long

The Autumnal Equinox and Fall Begins

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May 14December 1 Donna L. Long

Spring Blooming Plants to Attract Bumble Bees

robin in grassy lawn
March 12November 30 Donna L. Long

Robins, Worms, and Rain

Male Cardinal in winter
February 26November 30 Donna L. Long

Nature Almanac for March 2022

American Tree Sparrow (Spizelloides arborea)
February 12March 9 Donna L. Long

Arctic Birds that Visit in Winter (with video)

By Minette Layne (Flickr: [1]) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
February 5December 13 Donna L. Long

Common Winter Birds Across North America

Black Bear (Ursus americanus)
January 22September 19 Donna L. Long

Bears Hibernate In Their Own Way

graphic_bird_starling
January 15November 30 Donna L. Long

Starling Murmurations: How to Find One and When to Watch (with video)

male Northern Cardinal with a peanut in his mouth
January 8November 30 Donna L. Long

Project FeederWatch Info, Tips, and Nature Journaling Ideas

white oak twig from my winter nature journal
January 1December 13 Donna L. Long

Keeping a Winter Nature Journal with Writing Prompts

insects_cabbage worm
December 25January 21 Donna L. Long

Donna’s Nature Journal – January 2022

abandoned bird nest
December 18December 13 Donna L. Long

Finding Abandoned Bird Nests

walnut hulls cracked open
December 11January 2 Donna L. Long

Winter Animal Signs

squirrel eating bird seed
November 20January 2 Donna L. Long

Storing Food for the Winter (How to Hoard)

Closeup of Black Walnuts (Juglans nigra) rotting on the ground. Photo Donna L. Long.
November 13June 24 Donna L. Long

Foraging Black Walnuts (with video)

Cumulonnimbus_clouds
June 12January 17 Donna L. Long

What Types of Clouds Cause Summer Rain?

sunrise darkest before dawn
February 20June 25 Donna L. Long

A Winter Sunrise

Mary Rose bud in Winter
February 6June 7 Donna L. Long

The Nor’easter, Understanding the Storm

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)
January 30June 6 Donna L. Long

Nature Almanac February 2021

Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) and turtles in a pond.
January 2January 2 Donna L. Long

Nature Almanac – January 2021

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November 28November 27 Donna L. Long

Nature Almanac for December 2020

Snowy Owl (courtesy USFWS)
November 21November 30 Donna L. Long

Winter Bird Migration and Irruptions (Videos)

October 24November 30 Donna L. Long

Sassafras Trees for Attracting Birds, Butterflies, and Moths

goldenrod and insects: Bumblebee on Goldenrod
August 15June 23 Donna L. Long

Attracting Pollinators with the Goldenrods

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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.

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