Nature in Summer: An Overview
Hummingbird Moth (Hemaris thysbe) Photo by Donna L. Long
Nature in summer is bursting at the seams with life and activity. Let’s get started on this season’s nature study. Now we have the warmest time of the year with high temperatures, long sweltering days and uncomfortable warm nights. Summer always has had a laid-back easiness. And a ‘mañana’ attitude that things can get done tomorrow. I’ll give my usual advice in nature study, choose your nature journal focus. If you don’t choose your focus, you’ll see everything but learn nothing in depth.
Summer Solstice
The season begins on the summer solstice on June 21 or 22, depending on the year. The Northern Hemisphere has summer in June, July, August and September. In the southern hemisphere summer solstice happens on December 21 or 22. There, summer is in December, January, February and March. The Southern hemisphere has summer while the northern hemisphere has winter. The summer solstice is the day when the North Pole is at its greatest slant toward the sun. The sun is high in the sky and directly overhead. The longest day of the year is on the summer solstice or shortly before or after it. At this time of year, there are several striking night sky constellations. In the northern hemisphere are Scorpius, the Scorpion, visible just above the southern horizon, Virgo, and the Corona Borealis (the
The season begins on the summer solstice on June 21 or 22, depending on the year. The Northern Hemisphere has summer in June, July, August and September. In the southern hemisphere summer solstice happens on December 21 or 22. There, summer is in December, January, February and March. The Southern hemisphere has summer while the northern hemisphere has winter. The summer solstice is the day when the North Pole is at its greatest slant toward the sun. The sun is high in the sky and directly overhead. The longest day of the year is on the summer solstice or shortly before or after it. At this time of year, there are several striking night sky constellations. In the northern hemisphere are Scorpius, the Scorpion, visible just above the southern horizon, Virgo, and the Corona Borealis (the
Summer Weather
