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• Blueberries ripe in northern Minnesota
  Botanically, the blueberry, like the currant, gooseberry, grape and tomato is a true berry -- a fleshy fruit usually containing many seeds. Blueberries have small, soft seeds, are juicy and sweet, and have a distinct and individual taste.
  Aug 6, 2009
• Outdoors Journal: Mobile bumblebees stay busy
  There are two groups of social bees in North America, the native bumblebee and the honey bee. The most common of the many species of bumblebees usually can be recognized by their robust shape, hairy bodies and black and yellow markings, with some having orange markings. The bees are large, three-fourths of an inch long or longer. Most nest in the ground, usually in a vacated animal burrow.
  Jul 30, 2009
• Locally grown sweet corn available
  Corn is native to the New World and has been a valuable food crop at least since the Incas cultivated it. Modern corn is actually a tall annual grass, and all kinds -- including ornamental corn, popcorn, field corn and sweet corn -- are varieties of a single species known as Zea mays. Zea is the Greek name for a cereal.
  Jul 16, 2009
• Blackcap Raspberries
  Blackcap Raspberries
  Jul 9, 2009
• Dragonflies are superb flyers
  Dragonflies spend much time on the wing in darting and rapid flights.
  Jun 19, 2009
• Outdoors Journal: June is turtles' birthing time
  At this time females become gravid (swollen with eggs) and each will seek a proper place on land to dig a hole in which to lay their eggs.
  Jun 11, 2009
• Outdoors Journal: Listening to loons
  Common loon calls are captivating and memory-stirring for those of us who have spent time among the pines, firs, birches, and crystal waters of the north.
  Jun 4, 2009
• Outdoors Journal: Fawns arriving
  After a gestation period of 196 to 213 days, most fawns are born in late May and into early June.
  May 22, 2009
• Outdoor Journal: Walleyes and northerns
  Typical lake surface temperatures are in the 50- to 60-degree range for the Minnesota fishing opener, the first big warm-weather outing each year for many people. It's when walleye and northern pike fishing "rules."
  May 7, 2009
• Outdoors journal: Baltimore orioles ring in May
  It's a good time to put out the orange halves or grape jelly to welcome back the orioles. Mix the jelly half-and-half with water using an eggbeater, then pour into glass jars set out in feeders. The Baltimore oriole, which winters in Central America, is an insect eater but also feeds on wild fruits and might probe flowers for nectar. Orioles have loud, clear voices. The presence of this small bird's cheerful series of whistles and chattering is a sure sign that the month of May is here.
  Apr 30, 2009

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