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Category: Winter

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

Owl Prowl: Great Horned Owls

Winter sunrise with crescent Moon.
December 31January 2 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

American Tree Sparrow (Spizelloides arborea)
February 12February 12 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

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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

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December 25January 21 Donna L. Long

Donna’s Nature Journal – January 2022

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December 18December 13 Donna L. Long

Finding Abandoned Bird Nests

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

Winter Animal Signs

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

A Winter Sunrise

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