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Sky at Winter morning
November 26January 2 Donna L. Long

Nature Almanac December 2022

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Identifying the Blue Dasher Dragonfly

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Migrating Dragonflies

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Spring Blooming Plants to Attract Bumble Bees

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Donna’s Nature Journal – January 2022

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Winter Animal Signs

Woolly Bear caterpillar of the Isabella Tiger Moth
November 14December 24 Donna L. Long

Stalking the Woolly Bear Caterpillar

Differential Grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis)
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An Autumn Grasshopper in My Garden

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October 19March 26 Donna L. Long

The Mysteries of Large Milkweed Bugs

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Common Green Darner

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Bee or Fly?

Egg case of the European Mantis or Praying Mantis (Mantis_religiosa)
July 13September 26 Donna L. Long

Whose Egg Case? The European Praying Mantis

Colorado Potato Beetle laying orange eggs on stressed tomato plants
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Colorado Potato Beetles and How to Predict Garden Pest Infestations

Backlight Fall New England Aster
September 29September 26 Donna L. Long

New England Asters, a Pollinator Magnet for Your Garden.

Bee sipping nectar from a Sienna
April 7June 23 Donna L. Long

Pollinator Syndromes: How to Predict Which Flowers Insects Will Like

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