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Backyard Almanac

The North 103.3 | By Lisa Johnson
Published August 13, 2021 at 12:01 PM CDT
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(top row, l-r) Common Nighthawk, American Avocet pair at North Ottawa Impoundment, Snow Geese & moon at North Ottawa (middle row, l-r) Snow Goose flock at North Ottawa Impounment, Banded Longhorn Flower Beetle, Kalm's Lobelia (bottom row, l-r) Butterwort, Bobolink, Jagged Ambush Bug

It's quiet ... too quiet

It's quiet out there ... too quiet.

And you might be right to be cautious. Special guest host Sparky Stensaas describes a month with ambush bugs, assassin bugs, and carnivorous plants lurking around the most innocuous corners.

Environment & OutdoorsBackyard AlmanacLarry WeberSparky StensaasGoldenrodNorthland Morning
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Lisa Johnson
Lisa Johnson has been a broadcast journalist for 41 years ... and a radio announcer for a teensy bit longer.
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