Minnesota Seasons
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These are locations in Minnesota where native plants, birds, and other wildlife can be viewed. With very few exceptions, these destinations are open to the public. Visitors can share their own photos, videos, plant and wildlife sightings, and other observations. |
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Plants |
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Native, naturalized, invasive, or simply planted—any plant growing outside of cultivation in Minnesota. More than 800 plant pages include photos, a description, a multi-sourced distribution map, and a list of sites where the plant has been found. |
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Insects and Arachnids |
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Insects and arachnids found in Minnesota. More than 700 insect and arachnid pages include photos, a description, a list of sightings by MinnesotaSeasons.com, visitor sightings, and distribution maps. |
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Wildlife |
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Birds and bears, snakes and squirrels, toads and turtles—wildlife found in Minnesota. Wildlife pages include photos, a description, and a list of sightings, as well as distribution maps for amphibians, mammals, and reptiles. |
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Fungi and Lichens |
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Mushrooms, lichens, and other fungi found in Minnesota. More than 150 fungi and lichen pages include photos, a description, a list of sightings by MinnesotaSeasons.com, visitor sightings, and distribution maps. |
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Download free high resolution wallpapers (screen backgrounds). These are photos of destinations featured on MinnesotaSeasons.com. The wallpapers are grouped by ecological season. Each wallpaper is optimized for the screen resolutions used most often on desktops, laptops, and tablets. |
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* Species pages may represent a species, subspecies, variety, genus, family, or other taxonmomic group, or an unidentified organism. Using the word “taxa” here would be more accurate but less widely understood.
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The vernal season, also called spring, is the season when visible signs of life return to the landscape after a desolate hibernal (winter) and a mostly barren prevernal (pre-spring) season. Tree buds burst into leaves. Birds establish territories and begin mating and nesting. In Minnesota, the vernal season usually begins about May 1 and ends about June 15. |
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Nancy Falkum uploaded 3 photos of prairie blue-eyed grass 5/22/2022. Nancy Falkum uploaded 3 photos of plantain-leaved pussytoes 5/22/2022. Nancy Falkum uploaded 1 photo of Eastern Kingbird 5/22/2022. Nancy Falkum uploaded 1 photo of Kellogg Weaver Dunes SNA, Weaver Dunes Unit 5/22/2022. Laura Miller uploaded 4 photos of Scarlet Tanager 5/22/2022. Molly uploaded 1 photo of Devil’s Urn 5/22/2022. Birdybiz uploaded 3 photos of Golden Oyster Mushroom 5/22/2022. Nancy Falkum uploaded 4 photos of bull snake 5/22/2022. Liz M uploaded 3 photos of Golden Oyster Mushroom 5/21/2022. Alfredo Colon uploaded 1 photo of northern long-toothed sheetweaver 10/24/2019. Rosalinda uploaded 1 photo of a polyphemus moth cocoon 5/20/2022. Craig Nelson uploaded 4 photos of Golden Oyster Mushroom 5/20/2022. Luciearl uploaded 1 photo of hairy goldenrod 5/19/2022. Luciearl uploaded 2 photos of House Wren 5/18/2022. Margot Avey uploaded 1 photo of Dryad’s Saddle 5/17/2022. LJHarren uploaded 2 photos of mountain lion 5/17/2022. Margot Avey uploaded 1 photo of Common Grackle 5/16/2022. Chelsea H. uploaded 2 photos of painted turtle 5/15/2022. Luciearl uploaded 1 photo of Devil’s Urn 5/15/2022. Kim Firkus uploaded 3 photos of Indigo Bunting 5/14/2022. Margot Avey uploaded 1 photo of Great Egret 5/14/2022. Kim Firkus uploaded 1 photo of Harris’s Sparrow 5/13/2022. Margot Avey uploaded 1 photo of American Redstart 5/12/2022. Margot Avey uploaded 1 photo of bloodroot with northern crab spider 5/12/2022. Ann uploaded 1 photo of American Bittern 5/11/2022. Sue Wahl uploaded 1 photo of Dekay’s brown snake 5/9/2022. Dan W. Andree uploaded 1 photo of Sharp-shinned Hawk 5/8/2022. Amy Hansen uploaded 3 photos and 1 video of Great Blue Heron 5/8/2022. Theresa Zaske uploaded 1 photo of White-faced Ibis 5/8/2022. Dan W. Andree uploaded 1 photo of Trumpeter Swan 5/7/2022. L Bergstrom uploaded 4 photos of Cattle Egret 5/3/2022. Shawna Roden uploaded 2 photos of polyphemus moth 5/1/2022.
Tori uploaded 3 photos of red velvet mite 4/30/2022. Greg Watson uploaded 4 photos of Vetsch Park 4/29/2022. Greg Watson uploaded 1 photo of bloodroot 4/29/2022. Greg Watson uploaded 1 photo of lyre-leaved rock cress 4/29/2022. Greg Watson uploaded 2 photos of rue anemone 4/29/2022. Dan W. Andree uploaded 1 photo of Northern Harrier 4/29/2022. J Armst uploaded 1 photo of Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4/21/2022. Greg Watson uploaded 1 photo of Brown Creeper 4/21/2022. Greg Watson uploaded 1 photo of mourning cloak 4/21/2022. Greg Watson uploaded 1 photo of Birch Polypore 4/21/2022. Nancy Falkum uploaded 1 photo of spongy oak apple gall wasp 4/20/2022. Dan W. Andree uploaded 1 photo of American Redstart 4/19/2022. Alissa H. uploaded 2 photos of fishing spider (Dolomedes sp.) 4/17/2022. Alissa H. uploaded 1 photo of zebra jumper 4/17/2022. Nancy Falkum uploaded 2 photos of juniper haircap moss 4/10/2022. Alfredo Colon uploaded 2 photos of punctated ground crab spider 10/24/2019. BG uploaded 1 photo of impressive meloine beetle 4/10/2022. Nancy Falkum uploaded 1 photo of early buttercup 4/10/2022. Alfredo Colon uploaded 4 photos of common house spider 10/24/2019. Deah Jean uploaded 2 photos of Scarlet Cup 4/11/2022. Nancy Falkum uploaded 1 photo of Kellogg Weaver Dunes SNA, Weaver Dunes Unit with American White Pelicans 4/10/2022. Nancy Falkum uploaded 1 photo of American pasqueflower 4/10/2022. Scott uploaded 1 photo of longjawed orbweaver (Tetragnatha sp.) 4/7/2022. M.H. uploaded 4 photos of Purple-spored Puffball 4/6/2022. Mary Katherine May uploaded 1 photo of white-spotted sawyer 4/3/2022. |
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hook-spurred longhorn (Eucera hamata) | Nancy Falkum | |||
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White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) | Dan W. Andree | |||
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dwarf spider (Ceraticelus fissiceps) |
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springtails (Hypogastrura spp.) |
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redshank (Ceratodon purpureus) | Nancy Falkum | |||
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ground wolf spider (Trochosa terricola) | Alfredo Colon | |||
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small pirate wolf spider (Piratula minuta) |
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harvestman (Leiobunum politum) |
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buttercup cuckoo sweat bee (Sphecodes ranunculi) |
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braconid wasp (Meteorus spp.) |
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ichneumon wasp (Melanichneumon spp.) |
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cloudy-winged miner bee (Andrena nubecula) |
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crabonid wasp (Astata unicolor) |
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ichneumon wasp (Colpotrochia trifasciata) |
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argid sawflies (Family Argidae) |
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spurred carpenter bee (Ceratina calcarata) |
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tachinid fly (Subfamily Exoristinae) |
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potter wasp (Leptochilus spp.) |
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square-headed wasp (Ectemnius maculosus) |
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square-headed wasp (Tribe Crabronini) |
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short-winged meadow katydid (Conocephalus brevipennis) |
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dark-winged fungus gnat (Eugnoriste spp.) |
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narcissus bulb fly (Merodon equestris) |
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large crane fly (Tipula trivittata) |
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treehopper (Cyrtolobus tuberosus) |
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marsh fly (Tetanocera plebeja) |
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bee-like robber fly (Laphria sericea complex) |
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European pine sawfly (Neodiprion sertifer) |
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pale green weevil (Polydrusus impressifrons) |
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leaf miner flies (Liriomyza spp.) |
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chalcid wasp (Family Torymidae) |
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gall midges and wood midges (Family Cecidomyiidae) |
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metallic wood-boring beetle (Agrilus cyanescens) |
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horned spanworm moth (Nematocampa resistaria) |
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undivided lucent (Didea fuscipes) |
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linden looper (Erannis tiliaria) |
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