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. Species 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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Lichens, mushrooms, and other fungi found in Minnesota. 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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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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Alfredo Colon uploaded 1 photo of northern leopard frog 6/23/2018. Sakura Davis uploaded 1 photos of masked hunter 6/22/2018. Janet Jones uploaded 1 photos of cecropia moth 6/21/2018. Luciearl uploaded 1 photo of splendid earth-boring beetle 6/14/2018. Tracey Klocek uploaded 1 photo of goldenrod crab spider 6/20/2018. Amy uploaded 4 photos of cecropia moth 6/19/2018. Alfredo Colon uploaded 1 photo of spined soldier bug 6/19/2018. Alfredo Colon uploaded 1 photo of spotted lady beetle 6/19/2018. Barb Maus uploaded 2 photos and 1 video of cecropia moth 6/19/2018. Brad uploaded 1 photo of cecropia moth 6/19/2018. Jenny uploaded 2 photos of cecropia moth 6/18/2018. Megan MacFarlane uploaded 1 photo of cecropia moth 6/18/2018. Alfredo Colon uploaded 2 photos of harvestman (Opiliones) 6/17/2018. Melissa McCalley uploaded 1 photo of Bald Eagle 6/17/2018. Agingyooper uploaded 1 photo of Great Blue Heron 6/15/2018. Luciearl uploaded 2 photos of bluebead lily 6/14/2018. 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Alfredo Colon uploaded 1 photo of eastern gray squirrel 6/6/2018. Alfredo Colon uploaded 1 photo of bare-eyed mimic 6/6/2018. Dan W. Andree uploaded 2 photos of six-spotted tiger beetle 6/2/2018. aWebWizard uploaded 2 photos and 1 video of Wilson’s Snipe 6/2/2018. twCarlson uploaded 2 photos of Minnesota dwarf trout lily 5/24/2018. twCarlson uploaded 1 photo of wild ginger 5/24/2018. Wayne Rasmussen uploaded 1 photo of Brown Thrasher 5/23/2018. Wayne Rasmussen uploaded 1 photo of Great Blue Heron 5/23/2018. Wayne Rasmussen uploaded 1 photo of Great Egret 5/23/2018. Wayne Rasmussen uploaded 1 photo of eastern gray squirrel and eastern cottontail 5/23/2018. Wayne Rasmussen uploaded 1 photo of painted turtle 5/23/2018. Wayne Rasmussen uploaded 1 photo of Baltimore Oriole 5/21/2018. Wayne Rasmussen uploaded 1 photo of Mallard 5/21/2018. Patrick uploaded 1 photo of Oyster Mushroom 5/22/2018. Wayne Rasmussen uploaded 3 photos of Maplewood Heights Park 5/21/2018. Wayne Rasmussen uploaded 1 photo of Green Heron 5/21/2018. Wayne Rasmussen uploaded 1 photo of rue anemone 5/21/2018. J Pipek uploaded 1 photo of Scarlet Tanager 5/21/2018. Bill Reynolds uploaded 2 photos of hoverfly (Helophilus sp.) 5/20/2018. Wayne Rasmussen uploaded 2 photos of wild geranium 5/20/2018. Wayne Rasmussen uploaded 1 photo of wild columbine 5/20/2018. Wayne Rasmussen uploaded 1 photo of Canada Goose 5/20/2018. Wayne Rasmussen uploaded 1 photo of Downy Woodpecker 5/20/2018. Wayne Rasmussen uploaded 1 photo of Mallard 5/20/2018. Wayne Rasmussen uploaded 2 photos of Red-winged Blackbird 5/20/2018. Wayne Rasmussen uploaded 2 photos of Rice Lake State Park 5/20/2018. Wayne Rasmussen uploaded 2 photos of Maplewood Nature Center 5/20/2018. Bill Reynolds uploaded 3 photos of Scarlet Tanager 5/20/2018. Bill Reynolds uploaded 3 photos of Yellow Warbler 5/20/2018. Wayne Rasmussen uploaded 4 photos of wild columbine 5/20/2018. James uploaded 1 photo of Dryad’s Saddle 5/18/2018. Wayne Rasmussen uploaded 1 photo of Wood Duck 5/16/2018. Wayne Rasmussen uploaded 2 photos of monarch on swamp milkweed 5/14/2018. Wayne Rasmussen uploaded 1 photo of eastern tiger swallowtail on wild bergamot 5/14/2018. Zim uploaded 1 photo of Indigo Bunting 5/14/2018. Vivian uploaded 1 photo of Dekay’s brown snake 5/14/2018. Wayne Rasmussen uploaded 1 photo of lemon cuckoo bumble bee on butterfly weed 5/14/2018. Wayne Rasmussen uploaded 1 photo of Common Merganser 5/14/2018. Wayne Rasmussen uploaded 1 photo of Northern Cardinal 5/14/2018. Wayne Rasmussen uploaded 1 photo of Banning State Park 5/14/2018. Wayne Rasmussen uploaded 1 photo of Joy Park 5/14/2018. Wayne Rasmussen uploaded 2 photos of Wood Duck 5/14/2018. Jim Folden uploaded 1 photo and 1 video of western fox snake 5/13/2018. Connie H. uploaded 1 photo of Rose-breasted Grosbeak 5/10/2018. Bill Reynolds uploaded 1 photo of Broad-winged Hawk 5/9/2018. Dan W. Andree uploaded 1 photo of Marbled Godwit 5/9/2018. Sarah Z uploaded 1 photo of Rose-breasted Grosbeak 5/9/2018. Dan W. Andree uploaded 1 photo of Blue-winged Teal 5/8/2018. Dan W. Andree uploaded 1 photo of Green-winged Teal, Blue-winged Teal, and Mallard 5/5/2018. Dan W. Andree uploaded 1 photo of Yellow-headed Blackbird 5/2/2018. |
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