Nature highlights for April.
Articles
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Springtime Springtails
Actually, springtails can be found any time of the year, even in the winter. Have you ever heard of snow fleas?
Pond Life Word Search
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Pigments Experiment
Let’s have some fun with colors. You may have heard that the primary pigment colors for painting and art are red, yellow, and blue.
Study Guide Puzzles, April 2026
Sharpen your nature knowledge with these puzzles!
Attracting Birds With Water
Are you among the many who enjoy the spring bird migration? Are you watching the warblers on their northern trek?
Camp & Cabin Cookin’, April 2026
Hoagie Pizza…Lemon Ice Cream Dessert…Alaska Brownies…Chewy Peanut Butter Bars
Foggy-morning Fun
This is perfect! I thought. Lots of birds around, and some already within reach of my lens! Now all I have to do is wait for the sun to come up.
Favorite Focus, April 2026
Enjoy our readers’ favorite photos from the April issue!
Focus Illustrated, March 2026
Readers’ photos illustrating the December 2025 Photo Focus lesson.
To Photograph a Bobcat With a Homemade DSLR Camera Trap
Typically, in order to photograph an animal, you first have to see it. However, this time that was not the case.
Camp & Cabin Cookin’, March 2026
Asparagus Quiche…Fresh Lemonade…Prune Cake…Buttermilk Icing
Monoceros
Monoceros the Unicorn is one of the most overlooked winter constellations.
Saw-What?
North of the house, he heard something hissing…“Hiss! Hiss!”
Invisibles, March 2026: Coral Reef
Can you find the hidden objects in this Coral Reef drawing?