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JULY/AUGUST • VOLUME 76 • NUMBER 4
Inside 12

Off the Beaten Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Chasing Butterflies:
Seeking a Secretive Skipper . . . . . . . . . 10
By Jena Donnell,
Wildlife Diversity Information Specialist

2020 Readers’ Photography Showcase . . 12
Pages From the Past . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Outdoor Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

ON THE COVER: A jumping spider
holds a captured bee in this amazing
photo that Wes Edens of Ada took in
his pollinator garden near Vanoss.
For more amazing photos, turn to
the 2020 Readers’ Photography
Showcase on Page 12.
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