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A Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) eats peanuts at a feeder in Fort Washington State Park. Photo by Donna L. Long.
January 1December 9 Donna L. Long

Words Before All Else

my journal, 18 April 2009
November 18December 9 Donna L. Long

The Nature Journal

Great Spangled Fritillary on Echinacea purpurea
March 24January 15 Donna L. Long

A Backyard Habitat Garden: What You Need to Start One

Male American Goldfish feeding at my feeders.
April 18March 12 Donna L. Long

Nature in Spring: An Overview

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November 28November 27 Donna L. Long

Nature Almanac for December 2020

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

Winter Bird Migration and Irruptions (Videos)

Woolly Bear caterpillar of the Isabella Tiger Moth
November 14November 10 Donna L. Long

Stalking the Woolly Bear Caterpillar

Raindrops on roses
October 29December 9 Donna L. Long

Nature Almanac for November 2020

October 24October 23 Donna L. Long

Sassafras Trees for Attracting Birds, Butterflies, and Moths

Differential Grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis)
October 21October 21 Donna L. Long

An Autumn Grasshopper in My Garden

White Snakeroot (Ageratina altissima) with dead Bumle bee in my garden.
October 3October 3 Donna L. Long

Nature Almanac for October 2020

Mystery bird on the Atlantic Ocean. Photo by Donna L. Long.
September 30September 30 Donna L. Long

Mystery Bird in the Middle of the Atlantic Ocean

Monarch (Danaus plexippus) butterfly larvae muching on Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) leaf in my back garden.
September 24February 15 Donna L. Long

Early Autumn Butterflies in My Garden

Spotted Lanternfly (SLF), Lycorma delicatula (White)
September 16September 11 Donna L. Long

Getting Rid of the Spotted Lanternfly (with Videos)

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

Attracting Pollinators with the Goldenrods

August 1October 3 Donna L. Long

August 2020 Nature Almanac

Spotted Lanternfly (SLF), Lycorma delicatula (White)
July 22July 21 Donna L. Long

Make a Spotted Lantern Fly Trap

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus). Swallowtail butterfly family. Photo by Donna L. Long.
July 4February 2 Donna L. Long

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly: How to Indentify and Find Them.

The Sun burns bright in Space.
June 20May 18 Donna L. Long

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